Lift Truck Training
Lots of industries make use of powered industrial trucks for material handling. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are normally used. Lift truck operation need well trained operators. Training is a requirement in North America, and for good reason. A forklift can cause personal injury or serious damage to property if not utilized safely. A forklift which is loaded could weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are responsible for a large percentage of industrial accidents, either as the primary or the secondary source of the accident. Reports of fatalities or injuries involving both pedestrians or operators are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators should be developed and implemented by employers. Furthermore, the program must be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being used in the workplace, the specific hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, according to OSHA. Training combines both formal and practical parts. 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 must be trained in certain specific topics which is applicable to safe lift truck operation.