Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

Forklift Safety for Pedestrians: Why Forklift Accidents Happen

• Why forklift accidents involving pedestrians occur.
  
• Why it can be difficult for forklift operators to drive safely in areas where pedestrians are present.
  
• Some reasons that you might not notice a forklift coming.
  

Forklift Safety for Pedestrians: General Safety Precautions

• What your facility does to help prevent forklift accidents involving pedestrians.
  
• Why it is important for you and everyone else who is responsible for forklift pedestrian safety to receive training.
  
• The measures that your facility can take to separate forklifts from pedestrians.
  

Forklift Safety for Pedestrians: Keeping a Safe Distance

• The term "exclusion zone" as it relates to forklift pedestrian safety.
  
• Why you should always stay a safe distance from a forklift.
  

Forklift Safety for Pedestrians: Operator-Pedestrian Awareness

• Why it is important for you to be focused and alert when you're walking in an area where forklifts are operating.
  
• Some ways to make forklift operators aware of your presence when you can't communicate with them verbally.
  
• What forklift operators might do to let you know they're in the vicinity.
  

Forklift Safety for Pedestrians: Walking Safely Around a Forklift

• Some basic "traffic rules" that you should follow that will help you to avoid an accident with a forklift.
  
• Why it is important to use "pedestrian walkways" in areas where forklifts operate.
  
• How you can keep yourself safe when you need to cross in front of a forklift.
  

Forklift Safety for Pedestrians: Safe Work Practices

• Some safe work practices that you can use to protect yourself from harm in areas where forklifts are operating.
  
• What you can do to help forklift operators navigate safely.