End of Summer Basic Forklift Maintenance

  Now that the days are getting a little shorter and the temperatures will soon be dropping along with the leaves, it’s time to prepare for the end of the Summer and your seasonal forklift maintenance. As always, every shift should begin and end with the routine internal and external maintenance inspection as required by OSHA. In...

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Forklift Attachments and OSHA

Your forklift operators have been trained on the appropriate trucks and know those units back to front, but did you know that if you add any attachments or alter the forklift in any way operators must be trained again? OSHA has a list of requirements for attachments and any item that alters the truck’s center of gravity, visibility or...

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Forklift Tires

We got Don Haas to explain forklift tires. Why are there different options? Well think about all the different applications one could use a forklift and imagine each application having special tire...

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Preventative and Routine Forklift Maintenance

  Maintenance is maintenance, right? Not so fast. There are two disciplines of maintenance- “preventative” and “routine.” Think of brushing your teeth vs. going to the dentist. Brushing (routine) takes place (ideally) every day and keeps your pearly whites happy and healthy.  The dentist (preventative) takes place...

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Pallet Rack Safety

  Safety, as we discuss often in these entries, is a two-way street.  We’re about to add a third. Your pallet racks are another variable in the safety equation. Pallet rack accidents can happen quickly, and they can be deadly. When you’re setting up your racks, have a complete understanding of what will be expected of...

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Aerial Equipment – Scissor Lifts

We’ve added a potentially critical element of your operation to our catalog of warehouse equipment- Skyjack Aerial Equipment.  Scissor lifts, boom lifts and man lifts are now available through us for purchase or rental. Colloquially known as “cherry-pickers” these versatile lifts can be the addition to your facility you’ve been...

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Mid-Summer Forklift Check-Up

We’re elbows deep in Summer weather and even if you did everything we suggested in the Spring to prep for Summer, you still need to follow up because hot weather is very, very tough on mechanical engines and forklifts are no different. Start with the battery.  Sure, you check it at the start of every shift but take a minute or two and...

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Forklift Load Lifting

                  We talk a lot about safety and procedure when you’re behind the wheel of a forklift and with good reason- but the steps that need to be take on board a truck don’t end once the driver engages the drive train. Approaching and lifting a load have...

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Busting Forklift Myths Volume 2

                Awhile back, we spent some time busting some widely-help forklift myths- things that people swear are true but just aren’t.  Let’s take a few more minutes and put some other forklift myths to rest.   MYTH:  OSHA requires forklift operators to carry...

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Forklift Safety: Keeping Your Cool

Summer has just begun and already the mercury is peaking at mid-Summer temperatures and above- and if you’re in Arizona your days have been topping out in the hundreds for a month or two already. Workers both on board a forklift and just getting things done around it need to be protected from extreme heat and cold.  In fact, OSHA demands...

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