Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous kinds of industries which utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are generally utilized. Lift truck operation need well trained operators. Training is a requirement in North America, and for good reason. A forklift could inflict serious damage to property or personal injury if not operated safely. A loaded forklift could weight three times as much as a car. Lift trucks are responsible for a huge percentage of 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
Employers must develop and apply a training program for operators based on four factors: the kinds of vehicles being used within the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training combines both formal and practical components. At the completion of the training, operators have to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck correctly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specified topics which is applicable to safely operating a lift truck.