Articles of Interest

An article about common misconceptions of what is required and what is not in regards to the safe use of forklifts in the US and Canada.

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.

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.

...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.

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.

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.

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.

Grant Mackenzie came on board with IVES in 1992 and aside from Coin Ives himself, he is probably the single most significant person of the four discussed so far in terms of the effect his contribution had on the growth and long term viability of the company.

In 1992 after long term career as a city/municipal administrative employee, Brenda Sheen answered an ad for a “Girl Friday” in a local newspaper. A Girl Friday was a term commonly used to describe a part time executive assistant but Brenda, the first official employee that Colin hired, became so much more than that.

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.