Forklift Operator Training Pays Dividends

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Forklift Operator Training Pays Dividends

2003/02/01

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Description:

Providing formal training for your lift-truck operators pays surprising dividends, In addition to satisfying your federal OSHA obligations. Trained and certified operators behave more professionally and take more pride in their work. This often translates into fewer accidents and Incidents; potentially reducing your insurance premiums. Trained operators also take better care or their equipment, resulting in lower maintenance expense. The bottom line - trained operators are more productive. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Education Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development
Keywords:

Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Age-factors Forklifts Industrial-equipment Industrial-safety Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Mortality-surveys Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Protective-measures Safety-research Surveillance-programs Training Traumatic-injuries
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Newsletter
Place as Subject:

Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-2
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20052615
Citation:

Nitco Materials Handling Solutions Newsletter 2003 Feb; :1-2
Federal Fiscal Year:

2003
Performing Organization:

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
Start Date:

20010901
Source Full Name:

Nitco Materials Handling Solutions Newsletter
End Date:

20061031
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:8c1b251e6b91bf7d8fd061d6b82d6316f67c5da967ce07910ae3cccf11f7e222fce530008ece3939513b28e9cb44ff4e87f655995593aac6257beff505913863
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212121/cdc_212121_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 420.60 KB ]

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