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Seek first to understand…then kick some butt
Rob Vetter
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Seek first to understand…then kick some butt
Safety First - 16 Nov 2006 (#286) In these days of extreme political correctness, it is hard for trainers to define where the line is drawn between accommodating and offending. I recall a wonderful train-the-trainer program I was delivering in Kansas City, Missouri, and completely ruining it by letting slip a reference to the place of fire and brimstone where the Prince of Darkness dwells.
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HSE route map contributes to safety
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HSE route map contributes to safety
Fork Talk - 9 Nov 2006 (#285) The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has welcomed the UK Health & Safety Executive's (HSE) route map for workplace transport risk management as a major contributor to improving safety.
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Telehandler and rough-terrain forklift sales predicted to slow in 2007
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Telehandler and rough-terrain forklift sales predicted to slow in 2007
Fork Talk - 2 Nov 2006 (#284) The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) predicts growth in global construction markets will slow in 2007. Sales for the lifting equipment category are expected to gain 32 per cent by end of 2006 for the US, 28.5 per cent for Canada and 13.8 per cent for other world markets. In 2007, sales are expected to increase 10.4 per cent in North America and 12.3 per cent for other world markets.
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FLTA answers forklift questions
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FLTA answers forklift questions
Fork Talk - 26 Oct 2006 (#283) What is the minimum legal age to drive a forklift? If you're not sure, the UK Fork Lift Truck Association's (FLTA) new FAQ resource could help.
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AEM offers free tool to promote safety
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AEM offers free tool to promote safety
Fork Talk - 19 Oct 2006 (#282) The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has developed a database of industry-recognised illustrations for use in safety materials. The images, available free at http://www.aem.org/technical/pictorialdatabase/, can be used in safety signage, manuals and training materials.
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Somebody restrain me
Rob Vetter
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Somebody restrain me
Safety First - 12 Oct 2006 (#281) If I hear one more person squawk about use of seatbelts by forklift operators I'm going to scream. It has been more than 20 years since major manufacturers began outfitting units with seatbelts and more than 10 since the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) made it standard for manufacturers to supply them and users to use them.
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Voting for Archies starts in November
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Voting for Archies starts in November
Fork Talk - 12 Oct 2006 (#281) The FLTA will list finalists for the four product and service categories of environment, safety, ergonomics and innovation, and nomination details, on its website at the end of October.
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AEM conference to examine global trends
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AEM conference to examine global trends
Fork Talk - 28 Sep 2006 (#279) The Association of Equipment Manufacturers's (AEM) 2006 annual conference, on November 5-7 in Boca Raton, Florida, has a line up of speakers to examine global business trends affecting forklift companies.
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An expensive lesson for a company
Don Nelson
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An expensive lesson for a company
Safety First - 21 Sep 2006 (#278) A case involving Abitibi-Consolidated Co of Canada outlines a violation of the OSHA and, although a fine was imposed as a result of a worker injury, the violation relates to the employer "failing to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker".
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Training is not just for operators
Rob Vetter
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Training is not just for operators
Safety First - 14 Sep 2006 (#277) A colleague read an article in the Seattle Times that described the high turnover rate among forklift operator jobs as being "...characteristic of jobs requiring little or no prior or formal training". This assertion is wrong.
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