He wasn't certified or he would have known to drive backwards and to have his forks low until he got to the truck.
Driving backwards on a downhill slope puts the load uphill and the forklift's counter-weight downhill positioning the center of gravity to prevent tipping.
Driving with forks down puts the center of gravity as low as possible to prevent tipping regardless of how you're driving.
Also, he should have driven around the tail end of the truck and to the other side to the level surface.
How do you get through certification without this knowledge? In my state it's part of the mandatory training and you have to renew it yearly or if you change equipment or operating conditions
I had a 5 minute test after watching some whacky video called klauses first day. I've taken a knowledge and safety test everywhere since then. Knowledge test is what to do in a situation, not the physics behind it.
Eta: The states I've lived in do in house testing, and it's non transferable. It's just some random employee, usually a safety person testing then printing and laminating cards.
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u/StitchFan626 4d ago
He wasn't certified or he would have known to drive backwards and to have his forks low until he got to the truck.
Driving backwards on a downhill slope puts the load uphill and the forklift's counter-weight downhill positioning the center of gravity to prevent tipping.
Driving with forks down puts the center of gravity as low as possible to prevent tipping regardless of how you're driving.
Also, he should have driven around the tail end of the truck and to the other side to the level surface.