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