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A recent accident at a business in Portland, Oregon caused a worker to suffer lower leg injuries, according to a news report from KOIN.com. The mishap occurred on Monday, December 2nd at Journal Graphics, a commercial printing company located in …

Why is the hazard of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hardly mentioned in forklift circles? Probably because, when serious exposures happen, it is not just the forklift operator who is affected. In one case, dating back to 2004, 45 people in …

There are some things about forklift training that you just can’t learn in the classroom. You either have a sense for functioning in three-dimensional space without dropping a pallet full of laptop computers without dropping them off the edge of …

The holidays are usually associated with warmth, good times and cheer. But they’re also a time to exercise extra vigilance, especially concerning forklift operation at construction sites, warehouses and other work areas. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration …

There are many common causes in Forklift Accidents. In yet another industrial fatality involving a forklift, a man has died in Oklahoma City after being pinned by the vehicle as he was loading granite at a local business. The man …

The Industrial Truck Association has placed forklift trucks into seven classes. Whether you are responsible for purchasing powered industrial trucks for your company or are a forklift operator preparing your resume, you need to know the seven classes of forklifts …

This should not be happening, folks. It was only a few weeks ago that a man in his 20s lost his life in an industrial accident involving a forklift. Now we are reading reports of a 51 year-old Hernando Beach …

A worker using a motorized pallet jack unloads product from a truck onto a lift gate. It’s something that’s done thousands of times a day across America. It happens so frequently that safety is often a minor consideration. But a …

For warehouse workers, it’s a good idea to start enforcing stronger safety measures as their is something to be more cautious about; Christmas rush linked to surge in forklift accidents. The holidays are just around the corner and while shopping …

A forklift is defined as a powered vehicle used to pull, push, carry, stack, lift or tier materials. Its power may be provided by either electric or combustion engines. This includes rider trucks, pallet trucks, lift trucks or fork trucks. …