Onsite Forklift Training
At 12:15 a.m. on July 4, 2019, an employee was operating a forklift with an attachment when it tipped over. The employee was killed when he was ejected and struck his head on the mast of the forklift.
EQUIPMENT
The combined fork truck operator's training program can handle multiple types of equipment with no problem.
The determining factor is, does the employee have experience or do they require the full training that includes the lecture portion of the training, hands-on training, employee practice, instructor observation, and coaching?
Currently certified fork truck operators complete a knowledge and skills validation process.
This means employees do not go through a full training course, they complete an evaluation of their knowledge and equipment handling skills to verify that they remain competent to continue operating your fork trucks safely.
Is Onsite Forklift and Equipment Training Right for Us?
Why is onsite forklift, scissor lift, stand-up forklift, reach truck, swing reach truck and boom lift certification and licensing so much better than online training or training conducted offsite at a 3rd party provider?
To ensure that your forklift and material handling equipment operators safe, well trained, and OSHA-compliant they need to be trained on the equipment they will be required to operate and in the environment that they will be expected to use the equipment in.
Employee Forklift Training only provides onsite forklift and powered industrial truck training, as it meets all OSHA guidelines and industry best practices.
IS OFFSITE FORKLIFT AND MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT TRAINING OSHA COMPLIANT?
In order for your forklift, scissor lift, walkie rider, stand-up forklift, reach truck, swing reach truck and boom lift operator's training to be compliant, OSHA requires that operators have a combination of formal classroom training and hands-on instruction which is covered under third-party training. However, OSHA also requires that employees are trained on the specific types of trucks they will be expected to operate.
OSHA also requires that employees be trained on the specific types of trucks they will be expected to operate. They also require specific training and orientation about the specific hazards and unique operations of each employer's operations.
So, employers will still be required to perform onsite training specific to equipment and operations. Employers will also be unable to verify that all of the required elements of training were completed during the online or offsite training class.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Department of Labour
Wellington
New Zealand
Material Handling Industry
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association
Safety Standard for Low-Lift and High-Lift Trucks
ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2009
(Revision of ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2005)
Industrial Truck Association
Training Programs
New Forklift Operator Licensing
Forklift License Re-Certifications
Manager & Supervisor Safety Training
Resources
Instructors
Service Programs