Forklift Operator - Straddle Stackers: Incident Prevention

Course Description

This course centers on empowering operators with the knowledge and awareness crucial for maintaining a safe workplace environment. Focusing on four major incident areas—tip-over, loss of steering control, falling load, and collision—the course emphasizes the pivotal role of operator awareness and the prevention of speeding, the root cause for the majority of incidents. Whether handling sit-in drive forklifts or straddle stackers, participants will learn to mitigate risks by understanding the stability triangle, load-shifting dynamics, and the significance of a thorough environmental review before operation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the four major incident areas—tip-over, loss of steering control, falling load, and collision—identifying potential hazards and strategies for prevention.
2. Describe the link between operator speed and forklift incidents, acquiring skills to prevent speeding and mitigate risks associated with the root cause of the majority of incidents.
3. Describe the importance of a pre-operation environmental review, including the identification of hazards such as tight turns, obstacles, and potential load shifts.