Section 3 SummerWinds Forklift Training Manual

FORKLIFT SAFETY TRAINING MANUAL • LESSON 3 • MATERIAL HANDLING

SW Location: __________________ Date: _____________ Name:

Material Handling Checklist

Item

YES NO* *NOTES / Corrective action taken:

1. Poor housekeeping (trash, dirty floors, tools adrift, etc.) 2. Crowded conditions, aisles blocked. 3. Empty floor space (poor utilization of space). 4. Too much 'temporary' storage. Items improperly stored because no space has been allotted for certain materials/ merchandise. 5. Materials piled directly on floor. Non-palletized, non-containerized. (Results in excessive damage and handling costs.) 6. Wasted cube. Storage space wasted by not utilizing full height of floor space. 7. Damaged equipment, facilities, materials. 8. Equipment operators must maneuver excessively, making long (unnecessary) trips, traffic jams. 9. Excessive manual labor. Reduce labor costs and accident with equipment. 10. Wrong equipment for the job (i.e. 10,000-lb. capacity forklift to lift 500-lb. loads). 11. Ineffective utilization of equipment. Use of attachments on forklifts to reduce time, labor and increase productivity. 12. No logical flow of traffic or materials. 13. Excessive pedestrian traffic around pallet jacks and forklift equipment 14. Employee accidents and injuries. 15. Too much equipment. (Many times, safety and efficiency can be increased by reducing the amount of equipment being used.)

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