Lift Truck Training
Many industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are generally utilized. Lift truck operation requires well trained operators. Within North America, training is a requirement, and for good reason. A forklift could inflict serious property damage or personal injury if not operated safely. A forklift which is loaded can weight three times as much as a motor vehicle. Lift trucks are accountable for a large percentage of industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities that involve pedestrians or operators are all too commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators should be developed and applied by employers. Furthermore, the program must be based on four factors: the kinds of vehicles being used in the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the certain hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, according to OSHA. Training combines both formal and practical parts. At the completion of the training, operators should pass an assessment showing they have the ability to properly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that powered industrial truck operators must be trained in certain specified topics that is applicable to safe lift truck operation.