Lift Truck Training
For handling materials, there are many kinds of industries which make use of powered industrial trucks. In the recycling industry, internal combustion powered forklifts are popular. Lift truck operation need well trained operators. Training is a requirement in North America, and for good reason. A forklift could cause serious property damage or personal injury if not safely used. A forklift that is loaded could weight three times as much as an automobile. Lift trucks are accountable for a huge percentage of industrial accidents, either as the secondary or the primary source of the accident. Reports of injuries or fatalities involving operators or pedestrians are all very 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 general principles of safe truck operation, the kinds of vehicles being used within the workplace, the specific hazards of the workplace and the general safety requirements, according to OSHA. Training combines both practical and formal components. At the training's completion, operators need to pass an assessment showing they have the ability to correctly operate a truck. OSHA also requires that operators of powered industrial trucks must be trained in certain specified topics which is relevant to safe lift truck operation.