Introduction
Forklift trucks represent a well-known occupational hazard in many modern industrial environments. In terms of work-related fatalities, exposure to forklift trucks in the transport industry, in wholesale and retail, and in manufacturing, carries a high risk to operators, pedestrian workers and others in the environment (Collins et al, 1999a;b;c).
During the period 1989 to 1992 one Australian worker was killed by a forklift truck every month. A large proportion of the fatalities were in transport/storage and wholesale/retail (42%), but manufacturing (32%), agriculture (12%), construction (8%) and mining (4%) also suffered substantial numbers of forklift related fatalities (NOHSC, 1998).
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