OSHA Safety: Introduction to Powered Industrial Trucks
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.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- 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
Specs
| Course Level | Fundamental |
| Languages | English |
| Compatibility | Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive |
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