Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous types of industries which use powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation need operators who are well trained. Within North America, training is a requirement, and for good reason. A forklift could cause personal injury or serious damage to property if not safely operated. A forklift that is loaded can weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are responsible for a large percentage of industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of fatalities or injuries that involve pedestrians or operators are all very 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 kinds of vehicles being used in the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the specific hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, based on OSHA. Training includes both practical and formal components. At the training's completion, operators must pass an assessment showing they have the ability to properly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specified topics which apply to safe lift truck operation.