Lift Truck Training
Many industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are generally utilized. Lift truck operation requires well trained operators. Within North America, training is a requirement, and for good reason. A forklift can inflict serious damage to property or personal injury if not safely operated. A forklift which is loaded could 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 fatalities or injuries which involve operators or pedestrians are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators should be developed and implemented by employers. Furthermore, the program should be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the kinds of vehicles being utilized within the workplace, the certain hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, based on OSHA. Training combines both formal and practical components. At the completion of the training, operators should pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck properly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specific topics which apply to safe lift truck operation.