No Weak Links

No Weak Links is an article addressing the importance of training Supervisors of forklift operators so that they can ensure their operators are working safely.

Are Your Forklift Operators Fully Trained?

Are Your Forklift Operators Fully Trained? is an article that covers using the requirement of using fall protection on order picker forklifts.

On the Shoulders of Giants - Epilogue

In this final installment of “tribute” articles acknowledging the contributions of key personnel in IVES’ history we are going to spread the love as it were, by paying well-deserved homage to a collective group of IVES players, past and present.

Mandatory Means Mandatory – Look it up

Mandatory Means Mandatory – Look it up. Here’s how it works. Regulations, and all the rules they reference, are mandatory. That means there is no discussion, negotiation, or choice.

Lock ‘em Up!

Lock ‘em Up! This article covers how many workplace, especially forklift, incidents could be avoided if employers were more concerned with safety and less concerned about profit.

Time Well Spent

...if time truly is of the essence you’ll probably find that investing it at the front end of a training program will save you more of it than dealing with the consequences at the back end.

Speed vs. Efficiency: Mutually Exclusive Terms

As counter-intuitive as it seems, operators that focus more on doing things as efficiently as possible rather than as quickly as possible routinely get more done with less effort and/or damage.

No Excuses

An article about the importance and necessity of proper forklift training, which emphasizes there are no excuses for supervisors, managers, and employers who don't adhere to operator-related regulations.

On the Shoulders of Giants - Ron Elliot

Ron Elliot's effect within IVES & Associates was immediate and significant. He took a huge training load off of Colin and brought fresh, new methods and information to the programs and materials.

On the Shoulders of Giants - Colin Ives

“Under-promise and over-deliver” was the motto that IVES founder Colin Ives often vocalized, and always lived by. As a well-established and respected safety professional in the late 1970s, Colin saw first-hand not only the tragic consequences of little or no training among powered equipment operators but the frustration of conscientious employers who felt they had no effective way to deal with preventing them.