Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators: Why Forklift Accidents Happen

• The most common causes of forklift accidents involving pedestrians.
  
• The challenges that you can face when you're driving a forklift around pedestrians.
  
• Why it's important for you to use safe work practices when you are driving your forklift around pedestrians.
  

Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators: General Safety Precautions

• What your facility does to help you prevent forklift accidents involving pedestrians.
  
• How you can help to prevent an accident involving a pedestrian when you're traveling in reverse.
  
• The measures that your facility can take to separate forklifts from pedestrians.
  

Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators: Preparing to Drive a Forklift

• Why you might need to use a "spotter" to help you navigate safely on a forklift.
  
• How you can identify potential pedestrian safety issues before you begin driving a forklift.
  
• How you can prepare yourself and your forklift to drive safely.
  
• What you need to do to finish preparing for your trip once you're in the driver's seat.
  

Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators: Best Practices for Driving

• Some basic "traffic rules" that can help forklift operators avoid accidents involving pedestrians.
  
• Some ways that you can let pedestrians know that there is a forklift in the area.
  
• What to do if a pedestrian wanders into your forklift's path.
  

Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators: Staying Safe as a Pedestrian

• How to make forklift operators aware of your presence when you are a pedestrian.
  
• The term "exclusion zone" as it relates to forklift pedestrian safety.
  
• How you can use your eyes and ears to protect yourself around forklifts.