Counterbalance lift truck Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA require that anyone operating a counterbalanced forklift receive classroom or lecture style training. They additionally require that a supervised driving program is finished as well as periodic refresher training. There is no required minimum time for the classroom training or supervised driving. As well, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.
Counterbalanced Forklifts
The counterbalanced lift truck's weight is utilized to balance its load utilizing its own weight. The lift truck forks are in a fixed position but could be lowered and raised to secure and transport cargo. The forks run parallel to the body of the forklift. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration require that people who will be using counterbalanced forklifts on the job be trained on the trucks while being in the kind of environment that they would be using them.
Classroom Training
Classroom training or lecture style training offers information regarding the truck that the driver will be using. This training covers aspects like load and weight capacity, height, how to charge or fuel the forklift. It includes how to gauge the time on the engine along with any forklift specific safety information including where to stand when walking around the truck. Either oral and/or written testing is part of the classroom training. There is no required minimum time for the training.
Supervised Driving
The forklift driver has to learn how to operate the counterbalanced lift truck while being supervised. The supervised driving has to take place in an area that reflects the environment the operator would be driving in. This atmosphere must include the kind of terrain she would be traveling on, have the same surrounding structures close by, and the same pedestrian and vehicle traffic nearby also. There is no required minimum number of hours the driver has to drive while being supervised.