In the image, two new workers are sitting directly in front of an active forklift, placing their legs and hands inside a deadly crush zone. Their body language shows they are unaware of the extreme danger, treating the equipment like a bench rather than a machine capable of causing fatal injuries. No supervisor appears to be guiding them, and they clearly haven’t been trained on safe forklift boundaries. This behavior highlights how inexperience and lack of orientation put first-year workers at disproportionate risk.
New workers should receive hands-on safety orientation that clearly explains equipment hazards, exclusion zones, and […]
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