Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many types of industries that utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are commonly used. Lift truck operation requires operators who are well trained. Within North America, training is a requirement, and for a very good reason. A forklift can cause serious property damage or personal injury if not used safely. A loaded forklift can weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are accountable 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
A training program for operators should be developed and applied by employers. Furthermore, the program must be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the kinds of vehicles being used within the workplace, the general safety requirements, according to OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training combines both practical and formal parts. At the completion of the training, operators should pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck properly. OSHA also requires that powered industrial truck operators should be trained in certain specified subject matters which is relevant to safe lift truck operation.