Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many kinds of industries that utilize powered industrial trucks. In the recycling business, internal combustion powered forklifts are generally utilized. Lift truck operation need operators who are well trained. Training is a requirement in North America, and for good reason. A forklift could inflict serious property damage or personal injury if not operated safely. A forklift that is loaded could weight three times as much as a car. Lift trucks are responsible for many industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of fatalities or injuries that involve operators or pedestrians are all very commonplace.
Training Requirement
A training program for operators must be developed and implemented by employers. Additionally, the program must be based on four factors: the types of vehicles being utilized in the workplace, the general principles of safe truck operation, the general safety requirements, based on OSHA and the particular hazards of the workplace. Training includes both formal and practical components. At the completion of the training, operators have to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to correctly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks should be trained in certain specified topics which is relevant to safe lift truck operation.