Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous types of industries that use powered industrial trucks. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation requires operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement within North America, and for a really good reason. A forklift could inflict serious damage to property or personal injury if not safely operated. A forklift that is loaded could weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are responsible for many industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving operators or pedestrians are all too commonplace.
Training Requirement
Employers should develop and implement a training program for operators based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being utilized in the workplace, the general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training includes both practical and formal components. At the training's completion, operators must pass an assessment showing they have the ability to correctly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specific topics that is relevant to safe lift truck operation.