Lift Truck Training
Lots of industries utilize powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation need operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement in North America, and for good reason. A forklift can inflict serious damage to property or personal injury if not safely used. A forklift which is loaded can weight three times as much as a motor vehicle. Lift trucks are accountable for numerous industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities which involve pedestrians or operators are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
Employers must develop and apply a training program for operators based on four factors: the kinds of vehicles being used within the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, according to OSHA and the specific hazards of the workplace. Training combines both formal and practical components. At the completion of the training, operators have to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck properly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks must be trained in certain specific subject matters that is relevant to safely operating a lift truck.