Forklift Safety Policy & Procedure Template
Editable Word forklift safety policy and procedure for Queensland workplaces: licensing, pre-start checks, pedestrian separation, loads, no lifting people on forks, maintenance and incidents.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits warehouses, workshops, yards and construction sites that use forklifts. It follows the high risk work licence classes, the powered mobile plant rules and the rules on lifting people, and pairs with the Safe Operation of Forklift SWMS.
What Is Included In Our Forklift Safety Policy & Procedure?
- Policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Forklift and order-picking forklift definitions from the Regulation
- Licensing and authorising operators
- Pre-start checks and taking faulty forklifts out of service
- Pedestrian separation, exclusion zones and warning devices
- Loads, attachments and rated capacity
- Never lifting people on forks and the work box rule
- Refuelling, charging and maintenance
- Incident response and notification prompts
- Records, training and review
- Related documents and legislation references
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty), s 43 (requirements for authorisation of work), ss 35 to 38 (notifiable incidents)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 81 (licence required), s 85 (evidence of licence), Schedule 3, items 24 and 25 (forklift truck licences), Schedule 19 (definitions), ss 206 and 207 (proper use of plant and plant not in use), s 213 (maintenance and inspection), ss 214 and 215 (powered mobile plant), s 218 (industrial lift trucks), ss 219 and 220 (plant that lifts or suspends loads, and lifting people)
- Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (5 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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