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