Powered Industrial Trucks are one of OSHA's most-cited general-industry standards. A focused on-site review of your forklift program, daily inspections, operator certifications, and floor practices — written report in 48 hours. From $1,200.
Small manufacturers and warehouses running propane, electric, or LPG forklifts. Distribution and 3PL operations with multiple shifts and rotating operators. Operations that have had a forklift near-miss, complaint, or recent operator turnover. Plant managers who are not sure whether last year's operator certifications are still current.
Operator certifications expired or never documented in writing. Daily pre-shift inspection logs incomplete, blank, or filled out from memory at end of day. No site-specific evaluation of pedestrian traffic, blind corners, or load-handling zones. Refresher training not performed after near-miss, damage, or operator change. Forklifts operated with damaged forks, missing horn, broken seat belt, or missing data plate. No documented refresher when a new attachment, fuel type, or trailer type is introduced.
Written Powered Industrial Truck program against your actual fleet. Operator certification roster vs. current operators on the floor. Daily pre-shift inspection sheets (sample audit). Forklift physical condition: tires, forks, seat belt, horn, lights, data plate. Pedestrian / forklift separation, aisle marking, blind corner mirrors. Charging area or propane storage compliance (NFPA / OSHA cross-reference). Documented refresher training following any near-miss or damage incident.
Photo-documented finding list against 29 CFR 1910.178. Severity priority (high / medium / low) per finding. Specific corrective actions for each gap, with CFR citation. Operator certification roster template if missing. Daily pre-shift inspection log template if missing. A "top 5 fixes" summary the plant manager can hand to the floor.
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