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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that permanent aisles and passageways be free from obstructions and appropriately marked where mechanical handling equipment is used. OSHA recommends that employers consider separating pedestrians from lift trucks by providing:
Operators and pedestrians should be trained on the plant’s procedures and hazards associated with Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) operation in pedestrian areas.
It is noteworthy that OSHA proposed a nearly $13,000 penalty for a serious violation of Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act when a distribution center allegedly exposed employees to struck-by hazards from PITs and over-the-road trucks in the yard area at night. The agency explains that the company could abate the hazards by providing and requiring the use of high visibility reflective vests for workers who walk or work in the yard area.