Assignment
For this assignment, your boss has asked you to focus solely on forklift safety.
Using what you have learned about controlling hazardous energy, write a step-by-step procedure on how to prepare a forklift for maintenance (zero energy).
Your procedure must be at least one page in length, while being descriptive enough that someone else could use it to perform the work safely on the equipment.
Finally, on a separate page, you will need to prove to your boss that you can correctly calculate the safe load capacity when using a forklift. Your boss has provided an OSHA load composition document to assist you. Click the link below to access this information.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (n.d.). Load handling: Load composition.
Your company has four forklifts used in the warehouse. Two forklifts have a 4,000 pound capacity at a 28 inches load center and two forklift have a 6,000 pound capacity at a 34 inches load center. Your warehouse regularly handle palletized loads with load centers of 34, 38 and 40 inches. You will need to show your calculations and answers for each of these forklifts.
Your total report back to your boss must be a total of two pages (one for the procedure and the other showing your calculations for the safe load capacities for the company's forklifts), not including title and reference pages.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.