There are at least 8 ways for supervisors to determine the safest method to perform any task, including moving pallet jacks.

1. Look at the Entire Task

Ask for volunteers—preferably among workers who use pallet jacks on the job—to help you evaluate the task and see if safety improvements can be made. Making workers demonstrate their techniques should enable you to identify problem areas and bolster safety—not to mention overall efficiency.

2. Conduct a Group Hazard Identification

We think of hazard analysis as an individual task. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Have the group do a hazard analysis […]