The Importance of Safety

Pop Quiz

• How many employees are injured every year in the U.S. while operating forklifts?– 5,000– 45,000– 95,000– 135,000– None of the above

Safety Fact #1

•95,000 lift truck injuries each year – in all industries

Safety Fact #2

• About 100 employees are killed every year while operating forklifts – in all industries

• www.osha.gov/Publications/warehousing.html

Safety Fact #3

• Most forklift fatalities are due to:– Overturn– Fall from dock

Safety Fact #4

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

• Pedestrian injuries:

•100 deaths annually

•20,000 injuries annually

• Approximately every 3 days, someone is killed in a forklift related accident

Safety Fact #5

• “OSHA estimates that

25% of forklift accidents are due to a lack of training.”

BizTimes.com

Safety Fact #6

• OSHA fines for improper safety training:

$7,000 - $70,000

Solution

•Training•Training•Training

Benefits of Safety Training• Will reduce:– Injury or death to employees– Loss of Valuable Resources– OSHA fines– Liabilities– High Insurance Costs– High Maintenance Costs

Promote Safety

• Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)

• Contact:OSHA - Office of Partnerships and Recognition(202) 693-2213 or the VPP Manager at your OSHA Regional Office.

Promote Safety

• National Safety Council• Become a member• www.nsc.org

Promote Safety

• ITSDF B56.1-2009– Safety Standard– Defines safety requirements– Part II for the user– www.itsdf.org

Toyota Brand

• Quality and safety perceptions

Toyota’s SafetyLeadership

• Introduced SAS in

1999– Toyota exclusive – Prevented numerous

deaths and injuries over past 12 years

Toyota’s SafetyLeadership

• The Cost of SAS– Standard equipment (no

additional cost)

– $17 Per Truck

– Reduced product damage

Customer Center SAS presentation

Toyota’s SafetyLeadership

• Advanced Safety Protection• Reduction in OSHA reported fatalities and injuries

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Toyota’s Safety Leadership Benefits

• Differentiate

Following the introduction of SAS, overturn fatalities per lift truck in the United States decreased by how much between 1999 and 2006?

1. 28.4%2. 47.2%3. 58.5%4. 59.6%5. None of the above

Poll

Answer

58.5%

• Veterans Operator Safety Training Program

• Toyotaforklift.com– Safety Page– News Section– Safety Focus

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