In addition, the forklift owner’s manual will have routine checks and preventive
maintenance tasks that must be done by a skilled maintenance person to keep the
forklift in safe operating condition. Keep a record of this maintenance as well as
any repairs that are made. A DOSH compliance officer assigned to investigate an
accident involving a forklift will ask to see maintenance and repair records. If you
do not have records, it will be impossible for you to prove any maintenance was
done and may result in a citation.