Lift Truck Training
A lot of industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are generally used. Lift truck operation requires well trained operators. Training is a requirement in North America, and for a really good reason. A forklift can cause personal injury or serious damage to property if not safely utilized. A forklift which is loaded could weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are accountable for a large percentage of industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving both operators or pedestrians are all too commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and implemented by employers. Furthermore, 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, based on OSHA and the specific hazards of the workplace. Training includes both formal and practical components. At the training's completion, operators must pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck properly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks must be trained in certain specific subject matters that is applicable to operating a lift truck safely.