12-13-2014, 03:49 AM
Dont forget that forklifts often run out of LPG or even break down just when required to unload a flatcar or truck, they often get taken for granted.
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That happen to me once and I was promptly wrote up for failure to follow company forklift operating procedures.
I failed to check the propane tank fuel gauge periodically and I ran out of propane.
hock: The reason the company was strict is it took the maintenance shop about 20 minutes to change tanks and if planed right one could get a extended break,lunch or a 30 minute break before quitting time-we was allowed 10 minutes to do the required daily work sheet that covered the work we did as a example 7:15AM to 7:50 AM unloaded Landstar trailer 53431- I ran out 3 hours before quitting time and a hour after lunch break.
The same rules applied to those junky battery powered lifts.
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That happen to me once and I was promptly wrote up for failure to follow company forklift operating procedures.
I failed to check the propane tank fuel gauge periodically and I ran out of propane.
hock: The reason the company was strict is it took the maintenance shop about 20 minutes to change tanks and if planed right one could get a extended break,lunch or a 30 minute break before quitting time-we was allowed 10 minutes to do the required daily work sheet that covered the work we did as a example 7:15AM to 7:50 AM unloaded Landstar trailer 53431- I ran out 3 hours before quitting time and a hour after lunch break.The same rules applied to those junky battery powered lifts.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!