Slip Distance of Forklift Depending upon floor Materials and Conditions of Worksite

작업장 바닥 소재와 상태에 따른 지게차 미끄럼 거리 측정

  • Kee, Do-Hyung (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Keimyung University) ;
  • Sin, Dong-Hun (Department of Industrial Safety Engineering, Graduate School of Industrial Technology, Keimyung University)
  • 기도형 (계명대학교 산업시스템공학과) ;
  • 신동훈 (계명대학교 산업기술대학원 산업안전공학과)
  • Published : 2005.03.01

Abstract

The accidents attributed to the forklift have increased as the number of the forklift increases. It is significant that most of the accidents were fatal. This study investigated slip distance of forklift depending upon the floor materials and their conditions in industrial site. For doing this, an experiment was conducted, in which the floor materials and their conditions were adopted as independent variables and the slip distance as dependent variable. Six floor materials included asphalt concrete, two color hardener mortar, epoxy paint and deluxe tile. Two types of floor conditions, wet and dry, were used in the experiment. The results showed that the slip distance was shorter on the asphalt and concrete floors than on other floors, and that the distance on the wet floor was six times longer than that on the dry condition. Based on this result, it is recommended that as in the advanced countries, the regulation or standard on the floor conditions such as friction coefficient be established for reducing forklift relevant accidents.

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