The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) in Victoria, Australia stands at the world forefront in investigating the physics of forklift safety. Worksafe Victoria has published several of the university's findings in a 20 page publication (2nd edition - February 2006) titled Forklift Safety Reducing the Risk.

The whole publication is very well done and very informative. Chapter 3, however, Speed and Braking, should be read by those concerned about forklift speed. Special attention should be given to the forklift stopping distance table presented.

Those not familiar with the metric system (like me) will have the opportunity to use the new unit converter feature recently enacted by Forkliftaction.com. (Thanks staff, this feature makes converting so much easier!)

To download a copy of the publication, Google: FORKLIFT SAFETY REDUCING THE RISK

Worksafe Victoria also has several other excellent publications regarding forklift safety. Some of these other publication links will also pop up under the above Google search.