Forklifts & Mobile Equipment toolbox talks

Loader arms, load charts and the operator's manual — the two machines OSHA barely writes rules about.

The tail swing kills more people than the bucket. Barricade it, and never walk behind a machine that is still running.

Acid to water, no sparks in the charging area, two cylinders max — the fueling end of forklift work.

Chocks, dock plate capacity, trailer creep and the 4-inch gap that kills people at the dock edge.

Blind corners, marked aisles, eye contact — how people and trucks stop sharing the same square foot.

Three-point suspension, the combined center of gravity, and the four things that push it outside the triangle.

Trained operators, daily checks, pedestrians, and what to do in a tipover.