Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many types of industries which utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation requires well trained operators. In North America, training is a requirement, and for good reason. A forklift can inflict serious property damage or personal injury if not used safely. A forklift that is loaded can weight three times as much as a motor vehicle. Lift trucks are responsible for numerous industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving pedestrians or operators are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
Employers must develop and implement a training program for operators based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being used in the workplace, the specific 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 have to 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 which apply to operating a lift truck safely.