Woolworths Queensland DC has hosted an in-house forklift driving competition in preparation for the 2010 National Forklift Championship, which will be held in October in Sydney.
With assistance from the National Forklift coordinator, Woolworths Queensland designed a competition course which included a number of complicated manoeuvres and tasks. Prior to the event, the in-house forklift trainer drove the course and added a 50% margin to ensure the test was achievable within a set timeframe.
The Australian Warehousing Association – which is organising the National Forklift Championship - says Woolworths contestants participated in the competition throughout the day and were videotaped by a staff member.
This process is said to create additional pressure on each contestant to not make any operator errors. It also provides a record of how each person performed under competition pressure.
According to the Australian Warehousing Association, the competition process saw each contestant starting with a score of zero and as operating errors were made, penalty points were added.
The winners in both categories are those with low points within the set timeframe.
The winners on the day were Annie Walker who was the top female driver and Mark Kane, the top male driver.
Both contestants will be eligible to compete at the Grand Final of the National Forklift Championship in Sydney on the 28 October. Winners will receive prize money of $1500 and a silver trophy.
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