Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are numerous kinds of industries that make use of powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are commonly utilized. Lift truck operation need well trained operators. Training is a requirement in North America, and for a very good reason. A forklift can inflict personal injury or serious property damage if not operated safely. A loaded forklift can weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are responsible for numerous 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 should be developed and applied by employers. In addition, the program must be based on four factors: the types of vehicles being used within the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training combines both practical and formal components. At the training's completion, operators need to 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 specific topics which is applicable to operating a lift truck safely.