Lift Truck Training
Many industries utilize powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation need operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement in North America, and for a really good reason. A forklift could cause personal injury or serious property damage if not utilized 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 injuries or fatalities involving both pedestrians or operators are all too commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and implemented by employers. Additionally, the program should be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being used in the workplace, the general safety requirements, according to OSHA and the certain hazards of the workplace. Training includes both practical and formal components. At the completion of the training, operators have to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to properly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that powered industrial truck operators must be trained in certain specific subject matters which apply to safe lift truck operation.