Counter-balance forklift trucks (CBFT)
Figure left and right shows the sit-down counter-balanced forklift and stand-up counter-balanced forklift respectively.
Figure left and right shows the sit-down counter-balanced forklift and stand-up counter-balanced forklift respectively.
Two versions of counter-balanced forklift trucks are built to satisfy the demand of the operators. These trucks are the workhorses of the industry and they are indispensable in a warehouse. This is a general-purpose truck with at load capacity of 2,500 to 12,000 lbs. lifting heights range from 16 ft. to 18 ft.
Advantage of its low height is to enables it to drive into trailers and containers to store and retrieve goods. Different series of counter-balance forklift trucks are available to provide higher productive and higher capacity applicable in different areas.
Sit-down and stand-up have almost the same functions. Only difference is that sit-up counter-balanced forklift allows for easy driver entry and exit for ancillary operations such as scanning of bar-code label.
Advantage of its low height is to enables it to drive into trailers and containers to store and retrieve goods. Different series of counter-balance forklift trucks are available to provide higher productive and higher capacity applicable in different areas.
Sit-down and stand-up have almost the same functions. Only difference is that sit-up counter-balanced forklift allows for easy driver entry and exit for ancillary operations such as scanning of bar-code label.
Accidents can take place anytime at anywhere in the warehouse. Below is one portion of an article taken from the internet that shows how miscommunication can lead to misfortune.
Forklift driver killed in warehouse accident
Metro News
SAEED AHMED
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A miscommunication between workers at a Cobb County warehouse led to the accidental death of a forklift truck driver Thursday morning, police said.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A miscommunication between workers at a Cobb County warehouse led to the accidental death of a forklift truck driver Thursday morning, police said.
Shannon Lee Griffith, 32, of Dallas was loading a semitrailer truck at the Atlanta Bonded Warehouse on Cobb Industrial Boulevard when the truck driver pulled away from the dock, police said.
The driver had been told to move the trailer because he apparently was at the wrong door, Kennesaw police Officer Scott Luther said. Not knowing that Griffith was still loading, the driver pulled forward while half of Griffith's forklift was on the dock plate and the other half was on the truck. The forklift fell about three or four feet to the ground, pinning Griffith against a wall, Luther said. That's how police found him when they were called to the scene shortly before 9 a.m. The victim died of severe head trauma, police said. Luther did not know what Griffith was loading at the time of the accident, but the company's Web site lists it as storage and handling facility for confectionaries.
Therefore, it is important to be alert in the warehouse.
Below are just some of the main points for us to keep in mind while handling manual and powered pallet trucks.
-You must give right-of-way to emergency vehicles.
-You must give right-of-way to emergency vehicles.
-Keep a clear view of the direction of travel (staying within the running lines of the vehicle). If the load blocks your view, drive with the load trailing.
-Operate in designated powered industrial truck routes.
-Operate in designated powered industrial truck routes.
-Keep aisles clear.
-No eating, drinking, or smoking while driving. 
-Maintain control of vehicle at all times.
-No horseplay or stunt driving.
-Avoid overloading truck
-THINK and ACT SAFELY
Also, a recent article, Reed Business Information, has reported that a new Class 3 pallet truck will be available in the U.S. market in early 2008. The new pallet truck, part of Jungheinrich’s EJE series, features a redesigned chassis and a tight turning radius for easier trailer loading. The company has invested heavily in redesigning its two German production facilities in an effort to reduce lead times for its trucks.
Thus continuous evaluating of existence equipments is important to ensure safer and efficient equipments can be produced.
Thus continuous evaluating of existence equipments is important to ensure safer and efficient equipments can be produced.
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