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Counterbalance forklift Training

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA require that anyone using a counterbalanced forklift be given classroom or lecture style training. They additionally require that a supervised driving program is completed in addition to periodic refresher training. There is no required minimum time for the classroom training or supervised driving. Also, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.



Counterbalanced Forklifts

A counterbalanced lift truck balances its load using the truck's weight. The forks on a lift truck are in a fixed position; they go up and down and do not turn. The forks run parallel to the forklift's body. OSHA require that individuals who would be operating counterbalanced forklifts on the job be trained on the trucks while being in the environment which they would be utilizing them.



Classroom Training

Training either lecture style or in a classroom would offer lift truck and operator information for the truck you would be driving. Most training would cover certain aspects like the weight and load capacity, height, how to fuel or charge the forklift. It includes how to gauge the time on the engine along with any forklift specific safety information including where to stand when walking around the truck. Either oral and/or written testing is part of the classroom training. There is no required minimum time for the training.



Supervised Driving

The forklift operator needs to learn how to drive the counterbalanced forklift while being supervised. The supervised driving needs to take place in a place that reflects the environment the operator will be driving in. This atmosphere should include the kind of terrain she would be traveling on, have similar vehicle and pedestrian traffic nearby, and the same surrounding structures close by also. There is no specific minimum number of hours the operator has to drive while being supervised.

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