Lift Truck Training
Lots of industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are normally used. Lift truck operation requires well trained operators. In North America, training is a requirement, and for a really good reason. A forklift could inflict personal injury or serious property damage if not safely operated. A forklift which is loaded could weight three times as much as a motor vehicle. Lift trucks are responsible for numerous industrial accidents, either as the primary or the secondary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving operators or pedestrians are all very 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 general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being used in the workplace, the general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training combines both formal and practical components. At the completion of the training, operators need to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck properly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks must be trained in certain specific topics that apply to safely operating a lift truck.