Lift Truck Training
Many industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are generally used. Lift truck operation need operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement in North America, and for a very good reason. A forklift could cause serious damage to property or personal injury if not safely utilized. A forklift that is loaded can weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are responsible for numerous industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving both pedestrians or operators are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators should be developed and implemented by employers. In addition, the program should be based on four factors: the types of vehicles being utilized within the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the certain hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, based on OSHA. Training combines both formal and practical parts. At the training's completion, operators must 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 subject matters which is applicable to safe lift truck operation.