['Materials Handling and Storage', 'Forklifts and Powered Trucks']
['Materials Handling and Storage', 'Safe Operation of PITs']
04/22/2025
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Both the federal OSHA forklift regulation and the ASME B56.1 standard for low lift and high lift trucks require that the forklift has to be driven at a speed that will permit it to be brought to a stop in a safe manner, as at 1910.178(n)(8). However, neither specifies what that speed should be. A “walking speed” is usually between 3-4 miles per hour.
The manufacturer of the equipment may have recommendations on safe operating speeds.