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, and we try to highlight the risks and solutions in our news and commentary.
This week, we report on two court decisions which reinforce the major cause of workplace accidents involving materials handling equipment - human error.
In one case
we report on a forklift being used for a purpose for which it was not designed - as an elevated work platform. Clearly, all of the safety design work undertaken by the manufacturer goes out the window when a machine is used incorrectly.
The second revolves around both a lack of maintenance and insufficient training. Again, what is the point of ongoing R&D when the owner fails to adequately maintain the machine - and, to add insult to injury, allows workers to use it without proper instruction?
At the end of the day, it is people that cause accidents - and we need to pay far more attention to training, procedures and risk management.
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Forklift safety is an important issue for us at
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, and we try to highlight the risks and solutions in our news and commentary.
This week, we report on two court decisions which reinforce the major cause of workplace accidents involving materials handling equipment - human error.
In one case
we report on a forklift being used for a purpose for which it was not designed - as an elevated work platform. Clearly, all of the safety design work undertaken by the manufacturer goes out the window when a machine is used incorrectly.
The second revolves around both a lack of maintenance and insufficient training. Again, what is the point of ongoing R&D when the owner fails to adequately maintain the machine - and, to add insult to injury, allows workers to use it without proper instruction?
At the end of the day, it is people that cause accidents - and we need to pay far more attention to training, procedures and risk management.
...
Continue Reading
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There is actually a word for someone giving an opinion on something they know nothing about. An 'ultracrepidarian' is someone who voices thoughts beyond their expertise.
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A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
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