Forklift zones: where to walk in the warehouse

Meet Bert, our warehouse badger, walking from the packing bench to the stores through busy forklift zones.

Bert starts walking; watch his unsafe choices on the left.

Wrong: Bert leaves the marked walkway, taking a shortcut into the working forklift area.

Wrong: he crosses in front of a moving forklift, assuming the driver has seen him.

Wrong: he walks beneath raised forks because the gap looks wide enough.

A truck could enter his path, or a raised load could shift without any warning.

Check one: use the marked pedestrian walkway on the right, keeping behind barriers wherever they are provided.

Check two: stop at crossings; wait until the driver stops, acknowledges you, and signals that you can cross safely.

Check three: stay clear of raised forks and loads; wait outside the operating area.

Is it the walkway, a shortcut or beneath forks? Choose your safest route: three, two, one.

The walkway is correct: it separates people from trucks. At crossings, wait for the driver and check again.

Use walkways. Wait at crossings. Keep clear of raised loads.