Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many kinds of industries that make use of powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation requires operators who are well trained. In North America, training is a requirement, and for a really good reason. A forklift can inflict serious damage to property or personal injury if not operated safely. A forklift that is loaded can weight three times as much as an automobile. 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 pedestrians or operators are all too commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators should be developed and implemented by employers. In addition, the program should be based on four factors: the types of vehicles being utilized in the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, according to OSHA and the specific hazards of the workplace. Training combines both practical and formal parts. At the completion of the training, operators must pass an assessment showing they have the ability to properly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specific subject matters that is applicable to safely operating a lift truck.