Forensic and design engineering consultant Myron J Boyajian of Homewood wants an industry safety standard for forklifts with movable liquid-propane tank systems.

"Swing-out brackets have gained popularity and the potential for serious operator injury and property damage may grow," Boyajian notes in a Calamities column in the March issue of Canon Communications LLC's monthly magazine Design News and a related blog.

Boyajian reports on an industrial accident that he investigated and that led to litigation that was settled in favour of two injured workers. He observes: "Determining an accident's cause may only be the first step in providing both safe equipment and a safe work environment."

Boyajian is president of Engineering Consultants and a Design News contributing writer.