The invention discloses an electric forklift safety control method which comprises the following steps that S1, a whole forklift is powered on, whether the lifting height of a portal frame exceeds the safety height or not is judged, if the lifting height does not exceed the safety height, S2 is executed, and if not, S3 is executed; s2, if the forward inclination switch or the backward inclination switch is turned on, whether the forward inclination angle or the backward inclination angle of the portal frame exceeds the safety angle or not is detected, if the forward inclination angle or the backward inclination angle does not exceed the safety angle, the normal inclination speed is maintained, and otherwise, the inclination speed is reduced; s3, the driving speed of the forklift and the lifting speed of the portal frame are reduced, whether a pressure sensor is turned on or not is detected, if the pressure sensor is not turned on, the step S4 is executed, and if the pressure sensor is turned on, the step S5 is executed; s4, if the door frame is not opened, the inclination speed of the door frame is reduced; s5, if the portal frame is in the backward tilting state, the backward tilting speed of the portal frame is reduced; if the portal frame is in the forward inclination state, the forward inclination speed of the portal frame is reduced, and the forward inclination angle of the portal frame is limited, the speed regulation and leveling functions are achieved, the safety performance of the forklift is improved, and the operation difficulty of the forklift is reduced.