Forklift Safety Impact: Load Center


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Target Audience
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Overview/Description
Load center is the horizontal distance expressed in inches between the load backrest and the center of gravity for the load. In this impact, John Knopf describes the load center, the load's center of gravity, the factors that affect the center of gravity, and the factors that influence the forklift's weight capacity.

Target Audience
Employees operating and servicing forklifts

Expected Duration (hours)
0.1

Lesson Objectives

Forklift Safety Impact: Load Center

  • understand the credentials of the subject matter expert
  • understand the impacts of centering and not centering a load
  • reflect on what you’ve learned
  • Course Number:
    ehs_ci_a52_sh_enus