The Importance of Correct Pallet Truck Use
Why is using Pallet Trucks is good investment in your business and your staff?
In construction, logistics, manufacturing industries the constant amount of heaving lifting can bare down on your employee’s health and wellbeing. Manual handling results in a third of workplace injuries. These include muscular and skeletal injuries to the joints, legs and arms, and repetitive strain injuries of various kinds. Last year loosing staff to workplace injuries cost UK Businesses approximately £14.3 Billion! Not only does it cost the company money, but it can damage it reputation as a company that cares for it’s staff.
Investing in pallet trucks and other handling equipment, keeps staff safe and reduce the chance of workplace injuries, saving you money and time. Employers should provide their staff with the correct equipment for the job, it’s important they provided with high quality handling equipment, that falls within the EU standards of safety and quality.
Don’t take the risk on old or faulty pallet trucks, these can result in accidents and workplaces injuries in themselves. Regularly check your equipment and it’s quality. If your equipment is ageing, it’s best to update it or have it repaired. Remember that repairs of workplace safety equipment can only be done by authorized and qualified mechanics.
How do you correctly operate a pallet truck?
- Use proper lifting techniques when loading and unloading the pallet truck
- Make sure you are stood square to the pallet load
- Always have both hands on the pallet truck handle
- Move the load slowly, keep the pace steady in case something in surrounding change
- Always push the load rather than pull it
- Have the pallet truck in front of you when descending a ramp
- Always where gloves when handling a pallet truck to prevent damage to hands
- Keep your feet away from under the pallet truck – where steel capped boots to keep your feet safe
- Never overload a pallet truck – make sure you are aware of each pallet trucks weight limit
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