Forklift safety lights - GIF

[NeiljohnUK]

My vote goes to cautious, observant operators first, next, to personnel in operating area.
As if your toes versus 8000 pounds of moving bright safety paint isn't enough.

100%, as a the guy behind me waiting at the tool crib hatch found out, safety boot steel toe caps crush and damage toes when a forklift runs over them.

My youngest did his forklift ticket recently, 40 minutes max to do various tasks practical done in 30 with one minor observation, didn't straighten his rear steer before lifting once, another guy did the test in ~20 mins, with one more fault he'd have failed the whole course. Youngest put it down to me telling the tool crib story the night before the test and telling him taking it smooth and safe with good observation always is best, so every move was done with that in mind, along with dock edge safety, not just loading docks but Naval docks...

I didn't tell him about the incident investigation I'd been involved in (as an investigator) involving a pedestrian operated (walk behind) light duty forklift, the 'operator' had made up some untested fork extensions out of loose fitting box section steel and was using them to lift off a crate ~ max lift capacity, it would have been fine if it'd been small enough to sit on the standard forks close to the mast, but the CoG and extension meant when it cleared the trucks deck it tipped the forklift forward, lifting the braked/driven/steering wheels off the ground and shot it backwards, if it weren't for the internal corner of the building stopping it it would have killed the operator not just broke his leg.