Lift Truck Training
Lots of industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are commonly used. Lift truck operation requires operators who are well trained. In North America, training is a requirement, and for good reason. A forklift could cause personal injury or serious damage to property if not safely operated. A forklift which is loaded can weight three times as much as a car. Lift trucks are accountable 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
A training program for operators must be developed and implemented by employers. In addition, the program should be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the kinds of vehicles being used in the workplace, the specific hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, based on OSHA. Training includes both practical and formal parts. At the training's completion, operators need to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to correctly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that powered industrial truck operators must be trained in certain specified subject matters which is relevant to safely operating a lift truck.