OSHA Focusing On Powered Industrial Trucks
By For MBJ
Published: June 20, 2011
Tags: Federal Government, Manufacturing, Workplace Safety.
Washington - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a new emphasis program focused on reducing fatalities and serious injuries in Mississippi related to powered industrial trucks.
The agency encouraging employers to bring their facilities into compliance with OSHA standards in the maritime, construction and general industries.
In addition to Mississippi, OSHA will be addressing the standards and hazards related to powered industrial trucks at facilities in Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
The inspections primarily will focus on the training operators receive, maintenance and repair, and the pathways the trucks travel to ensure clear visibility and determine an possible struck-by-hazards.
The regional emphasis program will continue
until Sept. 30, 2012, unless it is extended.
More information is available to the public by contacting Benjamin Ross
at (678) 237-0400.
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Burke Handling Systems can help with your training and lift truck safety. Call us before OSHA calls you. Be ready. Randy Randall, Safety Manager Watts line
800-222-5400 |