Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous kinds of industries which 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 in North America, and for a very good reason. A forklift can cause serious property damage or personal injury if not operated safely. A forklift that is loaded could weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are accountable for numerous industrial accidents, either as the primary or the secondary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving operators or pedestrians are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and implemented by employers. Moreover, the program must be based on four factors: the kinds of vehicles being used within the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the certain hazards of the workplace. Training combines 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 powered industrial truck operators should be trained in certain specific topics that apply to safe lift truck operation.