Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many types of industries which make use of powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are commonly used. Lift truck operation need well trained operators. In North America, training is a requirement, and for a very good reason. A forklift can inflict personal injury or serious damage to property if not utilized safely. A loaded forklift can weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are responsible for many industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities which involve operators or pedestrians are all too commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators should 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 within the workplace, 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 operate the truck correctly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks must be trained in certain specified topics that is relevant to safely operating a lift truck.