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forklift safety

Safety tips for forklift truck drivers

Clive Sury
May 6, 2020

A forklift is a powered truck used to carry, lift, or tier materials. The vehicles, also called pallet trucks, fork trucks, or lift trucks, can be powered by combustion engines or electric battery and are extremely useful and time-efficient for completing laborious construction projects. However, they can also be dangerous if not safely and correctly operated. Here are several safety tips that forklift truck drivers should adhere to each time they operate the vehicle.


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truck

Will new trucking rule reduce crashes or burden small businesses?

(Or both)
January 26, 2018
A new federal regulation requiring commercial truck drivers to electronically log their hours is drawing both support and criticism from the trucking industry. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rule – which went into effect in December 2017, started requiring commercial drivers to outfit their trucks with electronic logging devices (ELDs) to replace the paper time cards the industry has used for decades.
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NIOSH presents:

Research on managing fatigue in the workplace, lessons learned

Sarah Mitchell MPH
May 23, 2017
On March 20-23, 2017, thirteen participants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attended the 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue, in San Diego, California. This year’s conference was the first held in the U.S. since 2009, and was attended by over 260 scientists and industry experts from around the world.
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National database to reveal CDL drug, alcohol test results

December 5, 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a final rule that establishes a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse for commercial truck and bus drivers.
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OSHA intervenes after driver fired for refusing to drive illegal truck

March 9, 2016
A truck driver fired for refusing to drive a company vehicle pulled from service by the Iowa Department of Transportation is owed $55,000 in back wages, damages and compensation from his employer, the finding of an OSHA investigation.
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New FMCSA app provides safety data on commercial truck, bus companies

March 20, 2015

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released a new Smartphone app that will allow for more convenient access to currently available online safety performance information for interstate truck and bus companies.


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Commercial drivers’ physicals must now be done by certified medical examiners

May 23, 2014

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reminding interstate truck and bus drivers that all new USDOT physicals must be performed by a qualified health professional listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.


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