Powered Industrial Trucks
Forklifts are useful and efficient, but preventable accidents can lead to serious injuries or worse. Our Forklift Safety training will provide you with the essential knowledge of operating procedures, load handling and maintenance, empowering your team to be proactive in perserving a safe workplace for everyone.
How A Forklift Safety Training Program Works
1
Overview of the types of P.I.T.s and safe operation in the workplace
2
Understanding of pre-use inspections and steps to refuel or recharge
3
Hands-on practice and skills assessment to verify learning
Forklift Safety Training
Course topics include:
- The different types of PITs
- Forklift stability
- Pre-use inspections
- Refueling and recharging
- Explanation of OSHA standard
- Recordkeeping forms
- Hands-on practice and skills testing
OSHA Regulation States
CFR 1910.178 (I)(1)(i)
The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph.
CFR 1910.178 (I)(2)(ii)
Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (lecture, discussion, video, etc.) practical training (exercises performed by the trainee), and an evaluation of the operator’s performance in the workplace.
CFR 1910.178 (I)(4)(iii)
An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator’s performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.
