Ensure that Members of the Workforce complete the required training identified in ESH100.2.IS.22 prior to performing the indicated work activity or fulfilling the indicated role.

Note: See Sandia corporate procedure HR100.2.1, Identify and Complete Sandia Required Training for all Members of the Workforce.

• Ensure that only qualified SNL operators use SNL-owned, rented, or leased forklift equipment.
• Ensure that your organization’s operators/inspectors maintain their skills and qualifications by implementing the following:
  • Require forklift operators to possess a valid state driver's license
  • Ensure that operators receive familiarization training (on-the-job [OJT]) with the line-supplied forklift equipment.
  • Ensure that operators use forklift equipment frequently enough to acquire and maintain skills. Note: It is recommended to have operators use equipment at least 1 hour per month.
• Approve and maintain operators/inspectors qualification forms. (see ESH100.2.IS.22 ).

• Fulfill operator qualification and DOE-STD-1090-2007, Chapter 6, "Personnel Qualifications and Training."
• Maintain a valid state driver’s license.

• Fulfill DOE-STD-1090-2007, Chapter 6, "Personnel Qualifications and Training."
• Complete applicable SNL-specific training (see ESH100.2.IS.22 ).

• Acquire familiarization training (on-the-job [OJT]) with the line-supplied forklift equipment.
• Complete appropriate qualification forms (see ESH100.2.IS.22 ) provided in class and obtain approvals and signatures from the forklift trainer and management before operating/inspecting forklift equipment.

• Use only replacement parts from the original equipment manufacturer or parts that are equal to the manufacturer's specifications for all forklift equipment.
• Do not use any suspect/counterfeit items (SC/I) (see Currently Recognized Rigging Equipment Manufacturer Markings on the Material Handling ES&H Safety Engineering website). 

• Follow the requirements in DOE-STD-1090-2007, Chapter 2, "Critical Lifts," and Critical Lift Plan on the Material Handling ES&H Safety Engineering website.
• Complete an SF 2001-CLF, Critical Lift Data Sheet - Forklift (Word file/Acrobat file) for the planned critical lift.
• Ensure that a rigging sketch, a detailed sketch of the planned lift, is documented on the Critical Lift Data Sheet or equivalent engineering document to ensure that all factors and associated hazards are mitigated before the lift occurs.

In addition to the DOE-STD-1090-2007 requirements, ensure that:

• Rigging devices used in critical lifts must have been proof tested or have evidence of proof testing, such as the manufacturer’s proof-testing certificate.
• A critical lift plan is prepared in accordance with the Critical Lift Plan on the Material Handling ES&H Safety Engineering website. Note: Some chapters in the DOE-STD-1090-2007 have chapter-specific critical lift requirements. Check each chapter for special critical lift requirements.
• An appointed person classifies each lift into one of the DOE categories (ordinary, critical, or pre-engineered production) prior to planning the lift.

Note: Further site-specific criteria may be developed to supplement those cited above and may include loads that require exceptional care in handling because of size, weight, close-tolerance installation, lifting personnel, suspended load hazards, or high susceptibility to damage, as well as lifts using multiple pieces of lifting equipment (for more information, see Examples of Suspended Load Hazards on the Material Handling ES&H Safety Engineering website).

Follow the requirements in DOE-STD-1090-2007, Chapter 4, "Lifting Personnel."

Note: The act of lifting personnel with a crane, hoist, or forklift  is always considered a critical lift (see Critical Lifts).

When using forklifts, including pallet trucks and non-powered forklift trucks, follow the requirements in DOE-STD-1090-2007, Chapter 10, “Forklift Trucks.”

Note: For information on using forklifts and motorized hand trucks to conduct critical lifts, see Critical Lifts.

• Follow DOE-STD-1090-2007 requirements.
• Ensure that attachments are inspected, at least annually, by a qualified inspector or QREI.
• Understand the effects of attachments on forklift capacity and stability.
• Do not attach or operate any attachment on a forklift truck that has not been approved for use by a forklift truck manufacturer or a qualified engineer in the absence of manufacturer approval.
• Wear seat belts if they are provided on forklifts. See the topic General Traffic Rules in ESH100.2.IS.7, Implement Traffic Safety.

Note: Performing “free-rigging”/suspended load activities (using the forklift — other than rough terrain forklifts which are designed for this activity — like a crane with the load suspended below the tines), requires special care and may be considered a critical lift (see Critical Lifts). See ANSI/ITSDF B56-1 (5.4.5) for additional information.

In addition to the DOE-STD-1090-2007 requirements, when moving high-profile loads in high winds (at or above 40 mph):

• Avoid high-profile lifts from loading docks or trucks higher than four feet.
• Do not conduct a lift (regardless of the start/stop position of the load) if uncertain about the safety of a high-profile load.

Note: Consult the wind advisory contact. Wind speeds may be reported in knots, which can be multiplied by 1.15 to obtain mph equivalent.