Safety Management In Kuwait

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Workplace Fire Safety Each year, 70-80,000 workplaces experience a serious fire in the United States. By being proactive with a simple fire prevention plan can greatly reduce the ...

FORKLIFTS HAZARD & SOLUTIONS

Hazard: Approximately 100 employees are fatally injured and approximately 95,000 employees are injured every year while operating powered industrial trucks. Forklift turnover accounts for a significant number of these fatalities.

Solutions:

Train and certify all operators to ensure that they operate forklifts safely.
Do not allow any employee under 18 years old to operate a forklift.
Properly maintain haulage equipment, including tires.
Do not modify or make attachments that affect the capacity and safe operation of the forklift without written approval from the forklift's manufacturer.
Examine forklift truck for defects before using.
Follow safe operating procedures for picking up, moving, putting down and stacking loads.