Forklift Check List Hazards

Forklift Hazards Check
Unit 2 Pre-Check Inspection of LF Forklift Practical Test

When asked to do your hazards check there are many ways you can do this, workcover in its Assessment Instrument have seventeen defined answers you will need to get twelve or more of these to move to the next section of the pre-operational checks, which requires you to  perform a safety inspection of the forklifts controls.

When doing your hazards inspection which may I add is a very important function not just for the forklift testing element but for everyday use in any workplace this is what I like to refer to as the forklift drivers risk assessment for the area in which he / she will be operating very very important if your position is one of (casual or labour hire) because you will be moving from job to job and every place of work is different.

1. power lines
2. overhead service lines            
3. railway lines

I call these the three lines next

1. surrounding buildings
2. bridges

I call these the two B's

1. correct clothing PPE
2. correct forklift
3. correct attachments

I call these the three C's

1. height of doorways
2. obstructions (pallets in driving path bollards workstations etc)
3. look out for pedestrians
4. warn pedestrians
5. other machinery (forklifts orderpickers walk behind pallet jacks etc)
6. hazardous materials (chemicals corrosives fluro carbons etc)
7. spills small clean up
8. spills large barricade, barrier off inform supervisor
9. hazards unique to your workplace (low hanging lights water systems workstations bollards etc)

As you can see if you learn the three lines two b's three c's that gives you eight that will be in any training centre of company onsite that you are sitting for your forklift test in and the rest will be surrounding you in one form or another hope this helps for more info check out our site click