Ice Plant Cited for 20 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $90,000 in Proposed Penalties
OSHA inspected an ice manufacturer and issued citations for 20 [...]

OSHA inspected an ice manufacturer and issued citations for 20 [...]

OSHA opened an inspection after a worker lost two fingers [...]
Forklifts are remarkably effective tools in millions of workplaces, but like any other tool, they are prone to being misused

We don't know how fond forklift operator Tomasz Wiszniewski is [...]
Taking shortcuts with scaffolding is risky business. Here is a photograph showing a makeshift scaffold that was cobbled together by a person who should have known better, namely a safety supervisor.

Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspected a metal hose manufacturing [...]

Twenty-five serious citations were issued for alleged hazards including bridge [...]

OSHA conducted an investigation at a Covington, LA, worksite in [...]
Safe operation of a forklift begins before the operator ever starts to drive the lift truck. It begins with the operator’s mental state of mind.
(13 minutes)

Aimed at experienced operators, this program communicates the importance of operating a forklift in a professional and safe manner and creates an awareness and respect for the potential hazards they may encounter. It establishes that the forklift operator is responsible for their safety and the safety of the people around them. Forklift Safety: The Experienced Operator will motivate your drivers to use the operating skills and techniques they’ve been taught to prevent accidents and injuries.

This program utilizes video shot on location as well as 3D animations to train new or experienced employees in the importance of safe operation and the responsibilities of professional lift truck operations, and the skills and techniques operators can use to help ensure workplace safety and incident prevention.

The space between a loading dock and a truck trailer is one of the most dangerous in any plant. But no matter how fast things move for just-in-time shipping, you should always make time for safety.
Forklift safety is an essential part of warehouse and housekeeping safety. A forklift incident can easily injure its driver, as well as workers who share floor space with forklifts.
The forklift is an efficient tool. However, sometimes things go terribly wrong.

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Forklifts are a common sight in most plant warehouses, or, anyone who shops at a warehouse store or a building supply center also risks an encounter with one. Unsuspecting workers have been run over, innocent
Imagine a vehicle that weighs twice as much as your family car, can’t stop nearly as quickly and is operated by a person who may not see you.
Many forklift injuries are received by people working or walking around forklifts in operation.
Forklifts and worker-congested pathways can be a deadly mix, especially when forklift operators haven't been trained properly.
Do your forklift operators consistently sound horns when turning around corners or entering trucks?
A 20-year-old man, who should have had a lifetime ahead of him, didn't get to enjoy it. The man had a job with a steel fabricating company and a few months' experience driving a forklift
A storage rack was moved close to the welder?s workshop and placed on its side for repair.
Lift trucks are handy tools found on the sites of [...]
A forklift shop technician was crushed when the forks of a lift he was working on fell and landed on his chest.

There are at least 8 ways for supervisors to determine [...]