Safety issues under a new standard for the forklift industry will be examined during this year’s National Forklift Safety Week, the Australian Industrial Truck Association (AITA) has announced.
AITA President Steve Stewart says the forklift safety week, June
3-7, will focus on changed requirements for operation of forklift
trucks.
“The AITA is particularly pleased to be conducting the 2013
National Forklift Safety Week in light of the changes in the
recently released new standard which will have a significant impact
on the safety of all employees working with, or around, lift trucks
every day,” Stewarts says in a statement.
The safety week will feature a seminar covering
training implications, traffic management, safety responsibility,
WHS harmonisation, and other legal issues.
According to the AITA, the standard – AS2359.2-2013 – will:
- Change requirements and guidance for site traffic management
plans - Give more definitive requirements and guidance for
qualifications, training, and authorisation of operators
The seminar will be held June 4 in Sydney.