Electric forklifts are widely deployed in modern warehouses, manufacturing workshops and cargo distribution yards to undertake material handling and short-distance transportation tasks. In daily operation scenarios, mixed flow of personnel, pedestrian crossing areas, stacking passages and blind turning points often gather multiple potential safety hazards, making accurate recognition of various warning signals one of the core basic capabilities for qualified forklift operators.

The standard warning-signal recognition training system covers three core categories of signal types. The first category is vehicle-mounted warning signals, including different tone of buzzer prompts, indicator light status reminders and fault alarm signals, which correspond to abnormal operation status such as low power, overload, reverse movement and system failure respectively. The second category is on-site static warning signs, including ground marked speed limit lines, load capacity limit indicators, no passage areas, pedestrian priority passages and height limit prompts above the passages. The third category is dynamic active warning signals, including pedestrian proximity trigger alarms, temporary operation area warning reminders and emergency evacuation broadcast prompts released by on-site management personnel.

The training process combines theoretical explanation and scenario simulation to avoid rote memorization of signal specifications. In the theoretical session, trainers will explain the specific response norms for different warning signals one by one, for example, once the pedestrian proximity warning signal is triggered, the operator must immediately decelerate to the lowest safe speed and check the surrounding conditions, rather than continue to drive at the original speed. In the scenario simulation session, multiple typical operation scenes are set up for trainees to carry out response drills, to help them form conditioned safe operation habits.

After the training, corresponding assessment and regular refresher training arrangements are necessary. The assessment not only includes written test of signal meaning, but also sets up actual operation test to check the trainee's actual response efficiency and correctness when facing different warning signals. Regular quarterly or semi-annual refresher training can help operators consolidate relevant capabilities, adapt to the adjustment of new on-site warning facilities, and ensure the continuous safety of electric forklift operation process.