{"id":7401,"date":"2017-06-09T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thecompliancecenter.com\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2019-09-09T22:05:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T02:05:09","slug":"national-forklift-day-june-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/national-forklift-day-june-13\/","title":{"rendered":"National Forklift Safety Day \u2013 June 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Forklift\"<\/p>\n

Forklift Safety<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s an old joke out there about what happens when you play a country song backwards. According to the joke you get your girl, dog, and truck back.\u00a0Rascal Flatts even did a song about it.\u00a0It is a pretty good tune. Take a listen here.<\/a><\/p>\n

So, how does a song about getting a truck back relate to forklifts and forklift safety? Well, by definition a forklift is a powered industrial truck. Since the joke and song talks about trucks you can see the connection.\u00a0Forklifts are used to lift, move, and place various materials weighing anywhere from a few thousand pounds up to 90 tons. These powered industrial trucks must comply with OSHA standard 29CFR 1910.178.\u00a0You can access a copy of the standard at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

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In 2016, accidents and incidents involving powered industrial trucks were listed in the top ten OSHA violations.\u00a0To stress the safe use of the vehicles, need for operator training, education of non-users the Industrial Truck Association (ITA) has set aside Tuesday, June 13 as National Forklift Safety Day. This is the fourth year for such an event.\u00a0Having a written standard, good safety policies and regulations surrounding the safe use of these machines isn\u2019t enough. It requires every day awareness and commitment from drivers, managers, and other personnel in the areas with these trucks to stay safe.<\/p>\n

If you are in the Washington, DC area check out the free activities ITA has planned.<\/strong><\/p>\n