Safety

Safety

Protecting People. Protecting Productivity.

Safety Solutions for Every Operation

Safety is more than a requirement—it’s an essential part of keeping your people, equipment, and operation moving safely and efficiently. At Lift Truck Center, we take a comprehensive approach to workplace safety, from operator training and forklift certification to Train-the-Trainer programs, equipment safety accessories, and facility safety solutions. Whether you’re looking for Toyota SEnS and SEnS+ technology, guard rails, battery-handling PPE, telemetry, dock gates, or other safety products, our team can help you identify solutions that fit the unique needs of your operation.

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Pedestrian Awareness and Safety Products

Lift Truck Center provides many equipment safety accessories ranging from blue pedestrian lights, side markers, strobe lights, and backup alarms. We also offer several safety collision devices that heighten awareness of lift truck traffic at intersections, docks and throughout your facility.

What is SEnS?

Toyota SEnS Smart Environment Sensor pedestrian and object detection system uses advanced technology to assist operators in identifying a pedestrian or object behind their lift truck up to 32’ away (configured to meet specific customer applications). If within a detectible range, a buzzer and four indicator lights will alert the operator.  The factory installed SEnS+ option automatically slows down the travel speed of the truck or prevents it from traveling.

Lift Truck Center has a SEnS unit installed on a piece of equipment that is available for demonstration.  Please contact one of our Sales Professionals to learn more.

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Forklift Certification and Train the Trainer Programs

Lift truck related accidents:

  1. Account for around 85 deaths every year (40% due to a tip over when the operator jumps from the truck)
    • In the United States, approximately one person is killed on a forklift accident every 3 days on average.
    • Roughly 1 in 6 of all U.S. workplace fatalities are forklift-related.
  2. Result in serious injuries totaling 34,900 annually and 61,800 non-serious injuries each year.
  3. Account for 10% of all physical injuries in the workplace.
  4. Involve pedestrians 40% of the time.
  5. Could be prevented with proper training by approximately 70% according to Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178(I) requires that employers provide their forklift operators training.  Operators of powered industrial trucks must be fully trained and employer certified as required by federal regulation. As part of the regulation, lift truck operators are required to complete theory (online or classroom) training, practical hands-on training and be evaluated.  Additionally, operators must be over 18 years of age and be recertified at least once every three years.

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Employers like yourself need an effective and comprehensive training program to meet this OSHA regulation and Lift Truck Center Trainers can help. Lift Truck Center trainers can design and facilitate a training program for your operators, provide training materials, or prepare you to facilitate the training yourself.

In addition to our LTC instructor facilitated Forklift Theory Operator classroom training, Lift Truck Center is pleased to offer several online certification courses that allow you to schedule training at your convenience. The online training is available in multiple languages and provides training consistency throughout all your locations. In addition to the Forklift Theory training, Train the Trainer and Pedestrian Safety Awareness courses are also available online.  Lift Truck Center representatives are still available to perform the practical (hands on) training and evaluation for your operators.

We also have telemetry devices that can help you manage your operator training, restrict operator access to specific equipment, improve impact management accountability, and electronically conduct and store your pre-shift operational equipment inspections.

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Benefits of Training

  • Improved safety of pedestrians and lift truck operators
  • Reduce lift truck maintenance costs by an estimated 8-14% annually, plus the cost of product and facility damage
  • Improved productivity by reducing equipment and personnel downtime
  • Lower cost of Worker’s Compensation Coverage

OSHA Forklift Training Requirements

  • Proper Maintenance: To keep equipment in safe operating condition, it is important to establish a professional planned maintenance program for your equipment.
  • Pre-Operational Forklift Inspection Checklist: OSHA requires that all forklift operators adhere to a pre-operational equipment inspection before they begin each shift.
  • Keep your operators safe: Operating a forklift might seem easy, but it isn’t. Investing a little bit of time training your operators can prevent injuries and reduce equipment maintenance expenses.
  • Keep your pedestrians safe: When you train your forklift operators, you aren’t just keeping the operator safe, you’re keeping the pedestrians in your work environment safe too. Walking through a work area can be extremely dangerous if the forklift operators haven’t been trained.
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Please review our article posted on April 17th, 2019 entitled "Lift Truck Operator Training and Doughnuts, the Perfect Blend" located in the News/Products & Tips section of our site. To schedule or learn more about operator training, please contact your Lift Truck Center Customer Service Sales Representative.