Forklift & Industrial Power Truck Operator Safety

The purpose of this course is to increase the Forklift Operator’s awareness about the capabilities, limitations, engineering principles and CAL/OSHA regulations regarding industrial power trucks.

Operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator will be authorized to operate.

• Differences 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).
• For and attachment adaption, operation, and use limitations.
• Vehicle capacity.
• Vehicle stability.
• Any vehicle inspection and maintenance that the operator will be required to perform.
• Refueling and/or charging and recharging of batteries.
• Operating limitations.
• Any other operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator’s manual for the types of vehicle that the employee is being trained to operate.
• Surface conditions where the vehicle will be operated.
• Compositions of loads to be carried and load stability.
• Load manipulation, stacking, and unstacking.
• Pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be operated.
• Narrow aisles and other restricted places where the vehicle will be operated.
• Hazardous (classified) locations where 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 cause a build-up of carbon monoxide or diesel exhaust.

At the conclusion of the class, each participant will take a written examination and complete a course evaluation.