What factors of work organization can contribute to forklift trucks accidents?
• Lack of training or improper training of workers who have to operate forklift trucks. • Production factors such as speed or stress. • Lack of proper tools, attachments and accessories. • Improper assignment of forklifts and operators. • Poor maintenance of forklifts. • Age of forklifts. What behavioural and operational factors can contribute to forklift trucks accidents? • Improper backing up techniques. • Improper turning. • Improper warnings to others about a forklift in use nearby. • Poor communication during shared tasks, or in shared spaces. • Riding or giving rides on forklift or load. • Parking the forklift improperly. • Improper blocking of wheels on semi-trailers or railway cars. • Horseplay; stunt driving; jerky, erratic driving. • Inadequate servicing of the forklift. How can workplace design contribute to forklift trucks accidents? • Narrow aisles. • Crowded, cluttered aisles. • Obstructions at intersections and doors. • Volume of traffic in work area. • Walking and worki
