ITA's eleventh annual National Forklift Safety Day will take
place on Tuesday, June 11 at
9:00 AM EDT at the National Press
Club in Washington, D.C., and
includes a virtual attendance option.
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Industrial Truck Association's eleventh
annual National Forklift Safety Day will take place on Tuesday, June 11 at 9:00
AM EDT at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
The event will be hybrid, with an in-person as well as a virtual
attendance option. The event serves as an opportunity for forklift
manufacturers and experts to highlight the safe use of forklifts,
the value of operator training, and the need for daily equipment
checks.
ITA is excited to host the 11th National
Forklift Safety Day and to keep safety top of mind. We understand
the importance of effective forklift operator training, and ITA's
National Forklift Safety Day is meant to keep that discussion at
the forefront year-after-year.
Open to everyone, National Forklift Safety Day registration is
open on ITA's website. To register to attend in-person or
virtually, please visit the website. The format will remain the
same as past years events with presentations from government
representatives, safety experts, and industry representatives.
The speakers and their general topics for National Forklift
Safety Day 2024 include:
- Brian Feehan, President,
Industrial Truck Association
- Brett Wood, ITA Chairman of the
Board, President and CEO Toyota Material Handling North
America
- Douglas Parker, Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) (Invited)
- Cesar Jimenez, Vice President of
Regulatory Affairs, Product Planning, Product Assurance &
Automated Solutions, Toyota Material Handling, Inc.
- Larry Pearlman, President &
Founder, SAFETY and Consulting Associates, Inc.
"ITA is excited to host the 11th National Forklift Safety Day
and to keep safety top of mind," said Brian
Feehan, president of ITA. "We understand the importance of
effective forklift operator training, and ITA's National Forklift
Safety Day is meant to keep that discussion at the forefront
year-after-year."
As National Forklift Safety Day nears, more information and
updates will be made available on the ITA's website.
About ITA: For more than 70 years, the Industrial Truck
Association has been the leading organization of industrial truck
manufacturers and suppliers of component parts and accessories that
conduct business in the United
States, Canada and
Mexico. Based in Washington, D.C., ITA maintains an influential
voice in international standards development for the industry. The
organization also advances engineering practices to promote safe
products, disseminates statistical marketplace information, and
provides industry forums for learning and networking. Visit
http://www.indtrk.org.
Media Contact
Hannah Lee, Industrial Truck
Association, 202-296-9880, hannah.lee@indtrk.org,
www.indtrk.org
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