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FORKLIFT INSTABILITY: THE RISKS

MANAGING THE RISKS, IF YOU ARE AN OPERATOR
While every step must be taken to minimise the chance of a forklift incident, it is wise to be aware of what to do should you be involved in one. When a forklift is travelling around a corner or down a slope, when it accelerates or brakes, forces are developed that can result in it rolling sideways, tipping forwards or backwards. When a forklift overturns, the safest place for the operator is in the cabin with a seat-belt on. Body restraints should be fitted and worn. The operator is advised to  hold on, stay with the truck and lean in the opposite direction of the overturn. Almost every time an operator jumps from their forklift while it is overturning they are killed. While seat-belts can be a nuisance, they can also be a life saver.
In a reach truck or stand-up type forklift with rear access, seat-belts should be worn if fitted.

MANAGING THE RISKS, IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER
Employers have a primary duty to provide a safe workplace. Providing a safe work environment, training, well maintained machinery and effective traffic management plans all play an important part in reducing the risks posed by forklifts in the workplace.
All employees, including managers and supervisors, have a duty to ensure the actions they take, or neglect to take, do not put themselves or others at risk. When it can be proven that an employer’s negligence has contributed to a third party’s injury, such as a customer or delivery truck driver, the Victorian Work Cover
Authority (VWA) can, and does, seek recovery of costs against the employer under the Accident Compensation Act 1985. These costs could potentially run to millions of dollars and have a devastating effect on any business.

MANAGING THE RISKS, IF YOU ARE A MANUFACTURER
OR A SUPPLIER
There is a recognized need for manufacturers and suppliers to provide more information on a forklift’s capabilities and limitations. Often users are not aware of a truck’s limitations. This can lead to a forklift
being used close to its limits of stability. In the design process, manufacturers can take steps to eliminate risks posed by forklifts in the workplace by introducing, and promoting, intelligent systems (Smart
Forklifts) such as:
• mechanisms that prevent forklifts from starting when the driver is not
restrained by a seat-belt or another device;
• limiting travel speeds to as low as 8 km/h (9 km/h for dual tyred forklifts),
except where manufacturers can provide stability figures to show otherwise.
This would assist in reducing the occurrence of side tip overs. (Uneven operating
surfaces could require a lower speed limit);
• speed limiters to reduce the maximum speed of a forklift depending on the
load, the height of the load and turning radius;
• systems to monitor and limit the number of wheel rotations while the forks
are elevated to prevent forklifts being driven with raised forks; and
• load weighing devices supplied as standard equipment on forklifts.-

OVERTURNING AND TIPPING

Overturning poses the most danger to forklift operators in the workplace.
It is a leading cause of deaths involving forklifts, accounting for one in six deaths. When an operator jumps or is thrown from an overturning forklift, more often than not they end up trapped under the overturned forklift and a fatality occurs.
A major cause of forklifts tipping over is when the forks are elevated with no load. This is made worse if the mast is tilted back. Forklifts tipping over contribute to a large proportion of forklift fatalities.
WorkSafe funded research identified 10 key concerns in relation to forklift stability:
1. Most rollovers involve unladen forklifts, making the truck more unstable than a laden forklift with the load being carried low.
2. When operators apply the brakes on a laden forklift they easily lose stability.
3. Even when stationary, forklifts have a small stability safety margin – 30-50% at rated load with the load down and 15-20% with a fully elevated load and mast vertical.
4. Manufacturers information does not always detail if the forklift’s working capacity has been restricted by stability tests relating to (lateral) overturning or (longitudinal) tip over.
5. Manufacturers do not always include vital information, such as the forklift’s capacity at full forward tilt of the mast and at maximum load elevation, in their sales information.
6. Uneven flooring, particularly with a height difference in excess of 20 mm across the front wheels, can seriously impact on a forklift’s stability when carrying its rated load at full height.
7. When undertaking high lifts, particularly over four metres, dual wheel forklifts should always be used.
8. When driving with a raised load or a raised empty load carriage, a forklift may become ‘dangerously’ unstable.
9. Loads attached to a forklift or suspended from a jib attachment are more likely to result in a full forward tip over when braking.
10.Forklifts can easily overturn if they make contact with overhead structures.
Lift capacity, the maximum load supported by the lift, and vertical lift travel
are the most important forklift specifications to be considered in order to
prevent forklift instability incidents.

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SAFETY: THE WORKFORCE ISSUE Because safety in the workplace is such a complex issue, managing the safety function can be a challenging process. This complexity is rooted in the fact that safety is a condition of employment and is, therefore, subject to the full spectrum of employment law, including worker’s compensation law. As a condition of employment, safety is part and parcel of the implied contractual agreement between employer and employee. Like any other contract that is entered into in good faith, each party makes commitments and each party assumes responsibilities. Certainly, neither employee nor employer assumes that either one of them will become another statistic in the occupational injury and illness records.