Lift Truck Training
A lot of industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. 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 can inflict serious property damage or personal injury if not used safely. A loaded forklift can weight three times as much as a car. 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 very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and applied by employers. Furthermore, the program must be based on four factors: the kinds of vehicles being utilized in the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the specific hazards of the workplace. Training combines both practical and formal components. At the completion of the training, operators must pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck correctly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specified topics that is relevant to safely operating a lift truck.