Forklift Truck Safety in the Era of COVID-19

Lessons learned during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic are informing how business across the supply chain operate.

They must consider and adopt best practices for health and hygiene at every point, including how warehouses, distribution centers and other facilities manage their lift truck operations.

From daily operation to service calls, personnel interact with lift trucks in several ways, all of which can risk virus transmission without proper sanitization protocols.

In this guide, Hyster shares:

• High-touch points on various lift truck products to help prioritize sanitization
• A pre-shift and end-of-workday lift truck sanitization checklist, based on on recommendations from the CDC,
• Additional recommendations on how to manage risk