Counterbalance forklift Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA require that anyone utilizing a counterbalanced lift truck receive lecture style or classroom training. They additionally require that a periodic refresher training as well as a supervised driving program is finished. There is no required minimum time for the classroom training or supervised driving. Moreover, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.
Counterbalanced Forklifts
The weight of the counterbalance forklift is utilized to balance its load utilizing its own weight. The forklift forks are in a fixed position but can be raised and lowered to secure and move loads. The forks run parallel to the body of the forklift. OSHA require that people who will be operating counterbalanced forklifts on the job be trained on the trucks while being in the environment which they would be utilizing them.
Classroom Training
Lecture style training or classroom training provides information about the truck which the operator would be utilizing. This training includes aspects such as weight and load capacity, height, how to charge or fuel the forklift. It covers how to gauge the time on the engine along with any forklift specific safety information like for example where to stand when walking around the truck. Either written and/or oral testing is part of the classroom training. There is no minimum time requirement for the training.
Supervised Driving
The forklift driver needs to learn how to utilize the counterbalanced forklift while being supervised. The supervised driving has to take place in an area which reflects the environment the driver would be driving in. This atmosphere must include the kind of terrain she would be traveling on, have similar surrounding structures nearby, and similar vehicle and pedestrian traffic nearby as well. There is no specific minimum number of hours the driver has to drive while being supervised.