Powered Industrial Truck Training is a Requirement
To operate a forklift both safely and legally, All operators must complete a training program that includes the following topics (29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)):
Forklift Truck Related Topics
- Operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator will be authorized to work
- contrasts between the truck and the automobile;
- Truck controls and instrumentation: where they are located, what they do, and how they work;
- Engine or motor operation;
- Steering and maneuvering;
- Visibility (including restrictions due to loading);
- Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and usage limits;
- Vehicle capacity;
- Vehicle equilibrium;
- Any vehicle inspection and maintenance that the operator will likely be required to execute;
- re-fueling and/or charging and recharging of batteries;
- Operating limits;
- Any other operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator's manual for the kinds of the vehicle which the employee has been trained to operate.
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Workplace Related Topics
- climatic conditions in which the vehicle will be operated;
- The combination of loads to be carried and load stability;
- Load manipulation, stacking, and unstacking;
- Pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be worked;
- Narrow aisles and other restricted places at which the vehicle will be operated;
- Hazardous (classified) locations where the vehicle will be operated;
- Ramps and other sloped surfaces that could affect the vehicle's stability;
- Closed environments and other areas where insufficient ventilation or poor vehicle maintenance could result in a buildup of carbon monoxide or diesel exhaust;
Further, any operator that has been engaged in a crash, near miss, or test stemming from the unsafe performance has to be retrained; and sometimes the operator is delegated to another kind of truck or alternative work state must be trained. (29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)).
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