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Don Nelson

2 minute read

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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Rob Vetter

3 minute read

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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Terry Troutman

3 minute read

Risk Management

Your Focus - 7 Sep 2006 (#276) Employers must ensure only well-trained operators drive forklifts or face liability. By Terry Troutman.

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FLTA Safety 2006 delegates to trial internet safety tool

Fork Talk - 31 Aug 2006 (#275) A new online safety tool for forklift drivers will be trialled by delegates in the weeks leading up to the Fork Lift Truck Association's (FLTA) 2006 safety conference.

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FLTA: Chest-height crush fatalities can be avoided

Fork Talk - 24 Aug 2006 (#274) Two fatal UK forklift incidents have prompted the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) to urge employers to regularly monitor forklift operators.

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Site and equipment training must be specific

Rob Vetter

1 minute read

Site and equipment training must be specific

Safety First - 17 Aug 2006 (#273) Training delivered on any equipment other than that which the operator is assigned to use is not acceptable. Any performance evaluation performed outside the operator's workplace is not acceptable. Those kinds of operator training are non-compliant and therefore unacceptable.

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“You can’t win unless you’ve been nominated”

Fork Talk - 27 Jul 2006 (#270) The UK Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has opened nominations for its 2007 awards for excellence, popularly known as the Archies.

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Rob Vetter

2 minute read

The evaluation process

Safety First - 20 Jul 2006 (#269) Your training efforts will eventually lead to an evaluation in which trainees demonstrate their knowledge and/or skills. However, a successful evaluation does not necessarily mean no further training is required.

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Chicago company fined for forklift death

Fork Talk - 13 Jul 2006 (#268) The US Department of Labour's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Chicago company USD165,200 after a worker fell from a forklift and died.

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AEM holds open house

Fork Talk - 29 Jun 2006 (#266) The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) held an open house last Thursday to showcase its new headquarters and inform visitors on its work and the industry it serves.

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