Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators

Our program on Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators gives employees the information they need to operate a forklift safely in pedestrian areas, and discusses how they can stay safe when they are pedestrians themselves. When employees are driving a forklift, they are using a piece of equipment that can weigh three times more than a car… and if there's an accident, they could end up being seriously injured, even killed. But they aren't the only ones who need to be protected from harm. People are constantly moving around their facility on foot to get to where they need to go… and if pedestrians and forklift operators don't work together to share their space safely, it can lead to big problems. By using safe work practices, forklift operators can help to prevent forklift accidents involving pedestrians… and get everyone home safe at the end of the day.

This course presents fundamental information on what forklift operators can do to help keep pedestrians in their work areas safe. Upon completing the course, operators should:
- Understand why forklift accidents involving pedestrians occur.
- Know how they can prepare themselves and their forklift to drive safely around pedestrians.
- Know some basic safety precautions that they should take when driving in pedestrian areas.
- Understand what they can do to stay safe around forklifts when they are a pedestrian themselves.

Our program on Forklift Pedestrian Safety for Operators gives employees the information they need to operate a forklift safely in pedestrian areas, and discusses how they can stay safe when they are pedestrians themselves. When employees are driving a forklift, they are using a piece of equipment that can weigh three times more than a car… and if there's an accident, they could end up being seriously injured, even killed. But they aren't the only ones who need to be protected from harm. People are constantly moving around their facility on foot to get to where they need to go… and if pedestrians and forklift operators don't work together to share their space safely, it can lead to big problems. By using safe work practices, forklift operators can help to prevent forklift accidents involving pedestrians… and get everyone home safe at the end of the day.

This course presents fundamental information on what forklift operators can do to help keep pedestrians in their work areas safe. Upon completing the course, operators should:
- Understand why forklift accidents involving pedestrians occur.
- Know how they can prepare themselves and their forklift to drive safely around pedestrians.
- Know some basic safety precautions that they should take when driving in pedestrian areas.
- Understand what they can do to stay safe around forklifts when they are a pedestrian themselves.