Comprehensive forklift training is a mandatory requirement for all operators to ensure compliance with OSHA’s standards for powered industrial trucks. The OSHA standard 1910.179 requires employers to develop and implement a forklift training program. First, the program outlines the general principles of safe truck operation and the types of vehicles used. Additionally, it details the workplace hazards they may create and the OSHA standard’s general safety requirements.
Next, trained operators must demonstrate they can perform the job properly and safely. This is done through a workplace evaluation. Employers must provide both formal and practical training.
Additionally, employers must certify that each operator has completed the required training and evaluate each operator at least once every three years.
Before allowing an operator to use a truck in the workplace, the employer must assess their performance. They must confirm that the operator can safely operate a powered industrial truck.
Finally, employers must provide refresher training whenever an operator shows a deficiency in safe truck operation.
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