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This course covers the following information:

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: OSHA Training Requirements

  • The training and certification requirements you must meet to comply with OSHA's "Powered Industrial Truck Standard".
  • The training process that you must complete to be certified as a powered industrial truck operator.
  • When and under what circumstances you will need to undergo retraining on operating a powered industrial truck.

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: Types of Powered Industrial Trucks

  • The different classes of powered industrial trucks as defined by OSHA.
  • The designs and features of the different classes of powered industrial trucks.
  • What purposes and under what conditions different types of powered industrial trucks are used.

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: Inspection and Maintenance

  • How regularly inspecting and maintaining powered industrial trucks can help them function more effectively and safely.
  • The hazards that are associated with the inspection and maintenance processes.
  • The specific procedures for inspecting and maintaining powered industrial trucks safely.

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: Safe Operating Procedures

  • The potential hazards that are associated with operating a powered industrial truck.
  • The specific operating procedures you can use to avoid these hazards.

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: Operating Conditions

  • Why certain workplace conditions can require you to use a specific class of powered industrial truck.
  • The specific procedures that you can use to operate a powered industrial truck safely in different conditions.

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: Lifting a Load with a Forklift

  • The hazards you may encounter when lifting and transporting loads with a forklift.
  • How lifting and transporting a load can affect a forklift's stability.
  • The specific procedures you should use for raising and transporting loads safely with a forklift.

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: A Forklift's Stability and Handling

  • How the concepts of the "stability triangle" and "line of action" apply to powered industrial trucks.
  • The specific operating procedures that you should follow to maintain the stability of a forklift.
  • What to do if your forklift tips over.

Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety: Driving Industrial Trucks Safely

  • How to drive a forklift safely.
  • The safe practices that you should follow when operating a forklift on an incline, on trucks, trailers and railcars, and around pedestrians.
  • How to put a load down safely and accurately with a forklift.