Forklift Operations SWMS
Operating forklifts: load handling, travel and stacking around people and structures.
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What this version covers
Operation of counterbalance forklifts and order-pickers for loading, unloading, stacking and moving materials in yards, docks and warehouses.
Objective
Complete the work safely by controlling pedestrian struck-by, tip-over and falling loads through HRWL-licensed operators, segregated traffic management, exclusion zones, load stability limits and pre-start checks.
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Operation of counterbalance forklifts and order-pickers for loading, unloading, stacking and moving materials in yards, docks and warehouses.
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Operation of counterbalance forklifts and order-pickers for loading, unloading, stacking and moving materials in yards, docks and warehouses.
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Operation of counterbalance and rough-terrain forklifts to move, lift, stack and load materials on residential building sites.
Operation of counterbalance forklifts and order-pickers for loading, unloading, stacking and moving materials in yards, docks and warehouses.
Operation of counterbalance forklifts for loading, unloading and moving materials on site and in yards.
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