Lift Truck Training
Many 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. Within North America, training is a requirement, and for good reason. A forklift could inflict serious damage to property or personal injury if not operated safely. A loaded forklift can weight three times as much as a car. Lift trucks are responsible for a huge 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 must be developed and applied by employers. Additionally, the program must be based on four factors: the general principles of safe truck operation, the types of vehicles being utilized within the workplace, the general safety requirements, according to OSHA and the specific hazards of the workplace. Training combines both formal and practical components. At the training's completion, operators have to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to operate the truck properly. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specific subject matters which is applicable to operating a lift truck safely.