October 17, 2007—The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) have formed a new alliance to provide rough terrain forklift or telehandler owners and operators with information, guidance, and access to training resources in multiple languages that will help them protect construction employees’ health and safety.
The alliance will focus on hazards related to operating telehandlers in the workplace, such as ground conditions, machine mobility and overloading, and hoisting employees improperly. OSHA and AEM will develop and provide training and education programs for both telehandler operators and “workers on foot.”
AEM is comprised of 750 member companies that manufacture equipment, products, and services used worldwide in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining, and utility fields.
