Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many kinds of industries that utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are normally used. Lift truck operation need operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement within North America, and for a very good reason. A forklift could cause personal injury or serious property damage if not utilized safely. A loaded forklift could weight three times as much as a motor vehicle. Lift trucks are responsible for numerous industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving operators or pedestrians are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and implemented by employers. Additionally, the program must be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being utilized in the workplace, the general safety requirements, according to OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training includes both practical and formal components. At the training's completion, operators should pass an assessment showing they have the ability to correctly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that powered industrial truck operators should be trained in certain specific subject matters which is relevant to operating a lift truck safely.