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You say it best. Com panies have to realize that the employees (and the employees) are required to carry car insurance when driving their cars or trucks. They are not required to carry insurance when driving a forklift. Should they (the employees) get injured, they run to workmans comp demanding to collect funds while they are off work. Since thet do carry insurance, their requirement is to sit for a day and be trained and retrained, and that is their cost.
As far as companies are concerned, they don't have problems shelling out $$$$thousands for golf tournaments and such but to help protect their workers, all of a sudden it is a cash grab.

Golf....safety, which is more important?
  • Posted 14 Oct 2005 06:11
  • Modified 15 Oct 2005 10:35 by poster
  • By dan_m
  • joined 14 Oct'05 - 335 messages
  • Ontario, Canada

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CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
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edition #1252 - 16 October 2025
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Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
Global Industry News
edition #1252 - 16 October 2025
In this week’s Forkliftaction News , we report on the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index which shows Asian supply chains are at their busiest since June 2022 while the US and Europe’s supply chains remain under-utilised. One of the report authors describes the situation as being “as stable as it’s going to get”... Continue reading
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