| Document ID (ISN) | 110561 |
| CIS number |
10-0131 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-2-89631-401-0 |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
Guide RF-625
|
| Author(s) |
Giguère D. |
| Title |
Rearview mirrors - Use and installation on forklift trucks |
| Original title |
Rétroviseurs - Utilisation et installation sur chariots élévateurs [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2009. 4p. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/RF-625.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
Several accidents involving forklift trucks can be traced to the lack of information on the installation and use of rearview mirrors on these types of vehicles. Such accidents include the striking or crushing of a worker on foot during a backup maneuver, truck overturning and material damage to equipment and products being stored or transported. This information sheet is aimed primarily at forklift truck operators, but also at all workers who share a work area where forklift trucks operate, as well as supervisors, managers, safety officers and persons responsible for the purchase, rental and maintenance of forklift trucks. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; fork-lift trucks; driving mirrors; plant safety organization; occupational accidents |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; design of equipment; selection of equipment; safety guides; check lists; safe working methods; falling objects; falls of persons; striking against objects; overturning |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Safety devices
|
