Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous kinds of industries which utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation requires operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement within North America, and for good reason. A forklift can cause personal injury or serious property damage if not safely used. A loaded forklift could weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are responsible for numerous industrial accidents, either as the primary or the secondary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving pedestrians or operators are all too 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 certain hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, based on OSHA. Training combines both practical and formal parts. At the completion of the training, operators have to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to correctly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks must be trained in certain specific topics that apply to operating a lift truck safely.