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The OSHA standard for Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training was revised March 1, 1999. Training information which follows relates to the previous standard, and while it still has practical applications, the reader should refer to the current standard for compliance.
Workers who must handle and store materials often use fork trucks, platform lift trucks, motorized hand trucks, and other specialized industrial trucks powered by electrical motors or
internal combustion engines.
Affected workers, therefore, should be aware of the safety requirements pertaining to fire protection, and the design, maintenance, and use of these
trucks.
Each
forklift operator should be trained about OSHA
requirements for safe lift operations, as well as the
employer's own company safety procedures regarding
powered industrial trucks.
Operators
also must be specifically trained in site-specific
operations.
All new powered industrial trucks, except vehicles intended primarily for earth moving or over-the-road hauling, shall meet the design and construction requirements for powered industrial trucks established in the American
National Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks, Part ll, ANSI B56.1-1969.
There are 11 different types of industrial trucks or tractors, some having greater safeguards than others.
There are also designated conditions and locations under which the vast range of industrial-powered trucks can be used.
However, in certain hazardous situations, powered industrial trucks cannot be
used in a routine manner. For example, special
precautions and equipment modifications are required
for industrial trucks used in explosive
atmospheres.
Industrial
truck operator training should also include
considerations of loading dock, warehouse and other
situations that are specific to the workplace.
Other
personnel working in areas where industrial trucks are
used should be trained about hazards associated with
lifts, safety procedures for preventing accidents and
responsibilities for reporting unsafe operations.
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Written
Forklift Safety Program
OSHA
Technical Links Forklift Safety
Forklift
2000 Operator Training
Written
Master Safety Plan on CD-ROM
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