Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many types of industries that make use of powered industrial trucks. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are commonly used. Lift truck operation requires well trained operators. Training is a requirement within North America, and for good reason. A forklift can cause personal injury or serious damage to property if not used safely. A forklift which is loaded could weight three times as much as a car. Lift trucks are accountable for a large percentage of industrial accidents, either as the primary or the secondary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities that involve pedestrians or operators are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
Employers should develop and apply a training program for operators based on four factors: the types of vehicles being used in the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, according to OSHA and the certain hazards of the workplace. Training includes both practical and formal components. 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 operators of powered industrial trucks must be trained in certain specified subject matters that apply to safely operating a lift truck.