In honor of the second annual National Forklift Safety Day on June 9, 2015, sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), The Raymond Corporation is sharing best practices in operator and pedestrian safety by offering a free poster to serve as a best practices reminder to operators and pedestrians.

“With labor being more than 70 percent of lift truck ownership costs, operator training and accountability are critical to a company’s operational efficiency and profitability,” says Michael Field, chief executive office for The Raymond Corporation.

Raymond provides a lift truck operator training program called Safety On The Move® that helps customers comply with their non-delegable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) duty for all industrial lift truck operators to be trained and certified in the use of their equipment. Raymond also provides an integrated suite of fleet management solutions called iWAREHOUSE Essential™ and iWAREHOUSE Enterprise™ that can collect information about the lift truck and the operator to assist in best practices in the warehouse. Deriving best practices from both the training program and management solutions, Raymond created the poster to help provide a number of guidelines for those who work in a warehouse environment.

To learn more about Raymond’s operator and pedestrian training programs, visit www.raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200.

About The Raymond Corporation

The Raymond Corporation, recipient of the 2014 IndustryWeek Best Plant Award and 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan, is a global provider of unmatched material handling technology, expertise and support to increase productivity and cost-efficiency. Designed with ecological and economical benefits in mind, Raymond® lift trucks are engineered to achieve higher performance and increase efficiency. Raymond offers a full line of manual and electric lift trucks — including  pallet trucks, walkie stackers, counterbalanced trucks, reach trucks, orderpickers and turret trucks — and iWAREHOUSE®, complete with iWAREHOUSE Essential and iWAREHOUSE Enterprise, to manage lift truck fleets, labor efficiencies and warehouses. Additionally, flexible automation solutions and industry-leading consultation from Raymond further enhance warehouse processes and streamline material handling practices.

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For additional information about The Raymond Corporation or to locate a Raymond Sales and Service Center, visit the company website at www.raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200. iWAREHOUSE®, iWAREHOUSE Enterprise™, iWAREHOUSE Essential™, Raymond®, and Safety On The Move® are U.S. trademarks of The Raymond Corporation.

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