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1 High stacking at end of
aisle restricts visibility.
Loads could tip
and fall.
Sec. 45
Reg. 851
Place all pallet loads on racking whenever possible.
Provide staging area for loads, single stack at end
of aisles.
Secure loose loads with strapping, wrapping or
other means.
2 Pedestrian struck by
mobile equipment.
Unstable load contacting
pedestrian when mobile
equipment stops quickly.
Sec. 20
Reg. 851
Install mirrors at intersections, blind corners, and
doorways where material handling equipment and
pedestrians come together.
Install barriers such as guardrails and bollards
where space permits.
Add floor markings to separate pedestrians from
mobile equipment traffic.
Ensure load is secured when on forks to prevent
movement.
3 Operating mobile
equipment in
unsafe manner.
Operator not looking in
direction of travel.
C.S.A. B-335
Enforce safe operator practices such as:
Sound horn at blind corners and intersections to
warn pedestrians.
Drive slowly around pedestrians and prepare to stop
at intersections.
Make eye contact with pedestrian and provide right
of way. Communicate such as by hand gesture.
Drive with an unobstructed view and look in the
direction of travel.
