Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous types of industries that utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are commonly used. Lift truck operation requires operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement in North America, and for a very good reason. A forklift can inflict serious damage to property or personal injury if not safely used. A forklift that is loaded could weight three times as much as an automobile. 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 both operators or pedestrians are all too commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and applied by employers. Moreover, 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 general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training includes both formal and practical components. At the training's completion, operators must 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 operating a lift truck safely.