Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous types of industries which utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation requires well trained operators. Training is a requirement within North America, and for a very good reason. A forklift could inflict serious property damage 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 numerous industrial accidents, either as the primary or the secondary source of the accident. Reports of fatalities or injuries that involve pedestrians or operators are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and implemented by employers. Moreover, the program should be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being used in the workplace, the certain hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, according to OSHA. Training includes both practical and formal components. At the completion of the training, operators should pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck correctly. OSHA also requires that powered industrial truck operators must be trained in certain specified topics which is applicable to safely operating a lift truck.