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Forklift training and certification can be easily reduced down to just 3 simple steps.
They are formal forklift safety training, an assessment of what they learned, and a practical or hands-on training and evaluation.
What does the OSHA standard require?
Forklift Training shall consist of a combination of:
- Formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material)
- Practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee)
- Evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. [29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii)]
The standard requires employers to develop and implement a forklift training program based on the general principles of:
- Safe truck operation
- Types of vehicle(s) being used in the workplace,
- Hazards of the workplace created by the use of the vehicle(s),
- General safety requirements of the OSHA standard.
Trained operators must know how to do the job properly and do it safely as demonstrated by workplace evaluation.
Formal (lecture, video, interactive computer etc.) and practical (demonstration and practical exercises) training must be provided.
Employers must also certify that each operator has received the training and evaluate each forklift operator at least once every three years.
Prior to operating the truck in the workplace, the employer must evaluate the operator's performance and determine the operator to be competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely.
Refresher training is needed whenever an operator demonstrates a deficiency in the safe operation of the truck.
First and foremost the employer is responsible for training forklift operators in the workplace.
In 1999 OSHA decided that there were too many people doing stupid things while operating forklifts. Not because they were bad people but because they just needed specific forklift training in what to do and more importantly what not to do.
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