Are you just looking for your forklift battery in the morning
and getting to work? While stepping down to commercial enterprise is manifestly
vital but daily forklift battery inspection is not supposed to be skipped off
as it is equally important. The easiest way of checking that your forklift
battery is operating well can save your enterprise severe downtime and money
ultimately and help save you forklift injuries.
OSHA not only suggests, however, requires that every forklift
battery should be examined at the least once before its use. This step
comprises two parts i.e. visual check that includes partial inspection and operational
inspection that includes thorough internal checking of each item available in a
forklift battery.
#1 Visual Check
The visual check is done by the operator in which he should
make their way around the forklift battery in a circle. This will help them to
detect any default at once. It does not include a thorough inspection but it
can also be helpful in cases where operator is willing to do work more quickly.
#2 Operational Check
Once the visual check is completed, the next and important
step is to do an operational check. During this, the complete list of items should
be inspected. Let’s have a look at the items you have to check when making an
operational inspection:
· Check the sulphuric acid: As a forklift battery contains sulphuric acid, make sure to
check its presence otherwise you might get some burns.
·
Check all the vent caps: Before using your forklift battery, please check all the
vents are properly closed and cleaned especially after each watering.
·
Check the water levels: Please check carefully the water level before any start.
Overfilled forklift batteries are also dangerous.
·
Check the dust particles available inside or outside: The dust particles available around
or inside the forklift battery is dangerous as it will affect the efficient
working of a battery.
A complete or operation check of a forklift battery is not
possible daily so it will be good if you do it twice or thrice in a week as it
can detect any fault that will, in turn, affect your forklift truck when
executing any operation.
