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FORKLIFT-SAFETY5 MIN READ

Walk the trailer-entry decision

Apply a stepwise decision sequence before driving a forklift into a truck trailer.

Trailer entry Door 6 is showing a green light, but the trailer is uncoupled, the threshold is wet, and the first pallet is tall. The risk is not one big mistake. It is four small assumptions lining up. OSHA dock-entry controls Secure → Support → Inspect → Enter low and clear Treat trailer entry as a sequence. You need the vehicle restrained, the path supported, the floor and headroom checked, and the load controlled before the truck crosses the threshold. Shortcut Green light equals go The forklift enters only after the trailer and path can support the move. A trailer…

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