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Delivering the forklift safety message

Delivering the forklift safety message

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Don Buckman brings 25 years of industrial safety experience to his role as chair of National Forklift Safety Day 2019. Here’s what’s on his agenda. He may be a relative newcomer to the industrial truck industry—in an industry where three decades of experience is common, seven years qualifies as a newbie—but Don C. Buckman is no novice when it comes to safety. A Certified Safety Professional with a master’s degree in occupational safety and industrial hygiene and 25 years of experience in that field, he’s an inspired pick to chair the Industrial Truck Association’s (ITA) 2019 National Forklift Safety Day (NFSD) program. Buckman is Hyster-Yale Group’s Americas Division environmental health and safety manager as well as the company’s corporate responsibility leader. In the first role, he collaborates with the company’s environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals, employees, and leaders to assure compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations. A big part of his job, he says, is to help everyone recognize, reduce, and mitigate risk. As corporate responsibility leader, Buckman collaborates with subject-matter experts on a diverse portfolio that includes such important concerns as ethics, employee and community outreach, and environmental sustainability. He is also part of a team that helps the company meet the twin goals of manufacturing forklifts through sustainable practices and designing environmentally friendly trucks with low to zero emissions. DC Velocity asked Buckman to put on his industrial-safety hat and talk about the importance of forklift safety—not just on National Forklift Safety Day, but every day. Here’s what he had to say. Q: Is there anything you especially enjoy or find interesting about the industrial truck industry? A: Prior to joining Hyster-Yale Group, I was in the U.S. Navy and then worked in composites, automotive, and aerospace and defense manufacturing. All through my […]

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