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Lift truck OEMs and OSHA: Allies in industrial safety

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Ken Van Hook does something many managers hate to do. He talks to OSHA compliance officers. There is a goal in his discussions though and that’s to better educate OSHA about when lift trucks in the field aren’t safe or aren’t being used safely. The problem with many OSHA compliance officers is they have no way of knowing if somebody modified a lift truck or hasn’t maintained it well. Van Hook, president of After-Sales, Inc, Humble, Texas, wants to raise the bar on educating OSHA about the real world in which lift trucks work.

He’s one of four Industrial Truck Association members instrumental in this effort. During this week’s ITA Fall Meetings held in Banff, Canada, they engaged the membership in a series of discussions on how ITA can partner with OSHA to improve compliance and safety. The greatest need in that regard is to help compliance officers understand the real world. They need a checklist of things operators should do to ensure safe operation.

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