Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous kinds of industries that utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation need operators who are well trained. In North America, training is a requirement, and for a very good reason. A forklift could cause personal injury or serious property damage if not safely operated. A forklift which is loaded can weight three times as much as a motor vehicle. Lift trucks are accountable for many 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 should be developed and implemented by employers. In addition, the program must be based on four factors: the types of vehicles being utilized in the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the specific hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, according to OSHA. Training includes both practical and formal parts. 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 powered industrial truck operators should be trained in certain specified topics that apply to operating a lift truck safely.