Fork Truck Safety - Innovation and Change; Part 2
Tracks
Interactive Forum
| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM |
| Interactive Forum |
Details
Truck Types (5 mins)
An overview of the types of fork trucks typically found in Australian workplaces
Presenter: Craig Williams, Clark Equipment
Operational Safety (10 mins)
Pedestrian safety, technology vs separation, stability and load placement
Presenter: Craig Williams, Clark Equipment
Fork Truck Licencing Requirements (20 mins)
Licence types, High Risk Work, National licencing schemes, AFITA State Licence Matrix
Presenter: Todd Brennan, Forkpro Australia
Fork Truck Attachments (10 mins)
Presenter: Michael Coppola, Cascade Australia
Common types of attachments and their role in safety management, requirements for identification and load limit plates, impact of wear.
Time 10 minutes
Q&A (15 mins)
Craig Williams, Todd Brennan and Michael Coppola
We then invite you to an onsite demonstration of equipment and Australian Standard safety features @ the AFITA Stand
Speaker
Michael Coppola
Territory Manager
Cascade Australia
Fork Truck Safety - Innovation and Change; Part 2
Biography
Michael Coppola is a solution focused Territory Manager for Cascade Australia, a company which has Australian based design and manufacture of forklift truck attachments, as well as a global engineering and sales support network. Michael is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience in the forklift attachments and materials handling industries, spanning all facets of attachment design, manufacture, sales and customer satisfaction.
Craig Williams
Engineering and Technical Manager
Clark Equipment
Fork Truck Safety - Innovation and Change; Part 2
Biography
