Benefits of Forklift Safety Training

Emphasizing Training Benefits Over Scare Tactics

Justifying the time and cost of safety training for your forklift fleet can be challenging. While emphasizing compliance with OSHA regulations and prioritizing employee health are important points, there are additional benefits to forklift safety training. Proper training not only helps avoid accidents but also increases productivity, reduces equipment damage, and lowers overall operational costs.

Productivity

A trained forklift operator is more productive. Understanding the forklift’s design, capabilities, and limitations significantly improves performance. Learning the rules and the reasons behind them empowers operators to work more efficiently. Proper training lays the foundation for building skills, enabling precise movements with minimal wasted time and energy.

Higher Job Satisfaction

Stress can have a profound effect on not only productivity, but job satisfaction. Operators who better understand their forklift, potential obstacles within the facility, and company expectations have lower stress levels and are happier at work.

Damage Reduction

The more information operators have about the safe operation of a forklift, the better they will understand their responsibilities. This knowledge results in a decrease of damage to your product, machine and facility. 

Be aware of your budget allocation for damage throughout the year and investigate reasons for the recorded accidents and damages. It is possible the majority of instances could have been prevented with safer operation.

Insurance Costs

Workers' compensation coverage is based on industry risk and is expensive for many companies. However, many insurance providers for buildings, products and machinery will reduce general insurance rates if a company has updated, ongoing training in compliance with the law.

Ensuring your employees survive the day without injury continues to be the primary reason to invest in forklift safety training, but reviewing additional benefits show it is worth the investment of time and money. Schedule a class with ProLift!