Approximately 100 fatalities and 20,000 serious injuries in general industry and construction occur annually due to powered industrial truck related accidents. With such staggering statistics, an employer is morally and legally obligated to take every safety precaution possible when dealing with powered industrial trucks. This course focuses not only on the OSHA standards for properly training employees to operate industrial trucks, but also the rules and regulations that must be followed to safely operate forklifts.
Identify the common safety features and working dimensions of forklifts
Describe how forklifts operate
Recall general safety considerations associated with forklift operation
Describe tasks that are performed during typical forklift startup and preventive inspections
Explain the basic principles and theory of forklift stability and describe how they affect forklift operation
List general guidelines for handling loads safely with a forklift
Identify required operating training requirements
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Dan Hannan
Dan Hannan is an Environmental, Health and Safety professional of 28 years. Dan is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), a designation awarded through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, as well as an OSHA-Authorized Outreach Trainer.
Dan’s professional safety career began in 1990 in the public sector working for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Over the last 28 years Dan has provided professional EHS services to the oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, and ethanol industries. His work has included project safety management, compliance auditing, risk assessment, training and program development.
0.44 hr. Online Course