Daily inspection to-dos for forklift battery

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.