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