It’s National Forklift Safety Day 2017!

Hello one and all! Step right up to the magical day that is National Forklift Safety Day. The incredible prize you can win? Being safe.

All fun aside, forklift safety is paramount. They’re powerful pieces of machinery that can cause damage if not operated properly. We’ve all seen the videos of forklift fails:

However, forklifts are vital to manufacturing and supply chain operations and they are a very safe and efficient way to move material and product when used properly by a trained operator.

For that reason, the Industrial Truck Association sponsors a day every year where we can focus on forklift safety. Take the opportunity to get re-certified, brush up on OSHA standards, conduct refresher training courses, and more.

DC Velocity, which is the official media sponsor of the day, has created a special section about forklift safety that you should definitely check out for some great resources: http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20170504-national-forklift-safety-day/

There are also several organizations or companies, including some of our member companies that have events to celebrate National Forklift Safety Day. The easiest way to find out about them is to Google (the magic of the internet), but we’ve had some press releases come through that may have details on different celebrations: mhi.org/news

Because I work with social media, it’s important to note that there is a hashtag as well, so go forth and spread the word: #NationalForkliftSafteyDay

But also, have some gifs.