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Forklift Driver Klaus – The Movie
Forklift driver Klaus is a crazy German short film about forklift safety. The video follows Klaus, a newly licensed forklift driver, at his first day on the job as he blunders through some of the most common forklift safety scenarios. Each safety “don’t” Klaus encounters is more ridiculous and gory than the last, making this 10 minute safety tutorial somehow morbidly hilarious. You will be captivated through the end of the short film, as a beheaded Klaus drives off into the sunset with two fellow coworkers who have been impaled by the forks of the lift truck with the theme song “Happyland” pleasantly playing in the background.
The Movie’s History
Forklift driver Klaus was released in 2000 and had a budget of €90,000. The video is narrated by Egon Hoegen, who is well known in Germany for being the voice of a series of videos covering traffic safety in the ’60s. It can be viewed on the official website (http://www.staplerfahrerklaus.de) in German and English, or you can find it on YouTube with English subtitles where it has been viewed over 1.3 million times.
The Point of the Movie
This popular video may not be an official safety tutorial, but it is often used to keep things light. Although we recognize that forklift safety is a very important, serious subject, the video definitely gets the point across as it covers the most common dangers of unsafe forklift operation in a very unconventional manner.
Intella Safety Items
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