Has anyone checked out the AD for EP and their Maximin motorized pallet truck? Please do so if you have not, with all the hard work that we put into our training programs, making sure everyone knows the proper safety aspects of every piece of equipment that we utilize, this AD is a slap in the face to all our hard work of promoting safety. They show people riding/standing on the leg extensions of the pallet truck and one picture shows them horsing around, like they are having a party.
We as safety training professionals, trying to get across to everyone in the industry how dangerous these pieces of equipment can be, and then trying to show them the proper safety procedures to keep operators safe while operating these pieces of equipment, cannot accept this type of advertisement. Granted this piece of equipment makes the job easier, but it is NOT A TOY, and only makes the job easier if we properly use the equipment the way it was intended, and that DOES NOT INCLUDE HORSE PLAY. I would hope this company would pull this AD and be more serious and put out an AD that would promote their product in a safe and proper manner.