Counterbalance lift truck Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA require that anybody using a counterbalanced forklift be given lecture style or classroom training. They additionally require that a supervised driving program is completed in addition to periodic refresher training. There is no minimum time requirement for the classroom training or supervised driving. In addition, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.
Counterbalanced Forklifts
The counterbalanced lift truck's weight is utilized to balance its load using 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 forklift's body. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration require that individuals who would be operating counterbalanced forklifts on the job be correctly trained on the trucks while being in the kind of environment which they would be using them.
Classroom Training
Lecture style training or classroom training offers information about the truck that the operator will be utilizing. This training includes aspects like load and weight capacity, height, how to charge or fuel the lift truck. It includes how to gauge the time on the engine along with any lift truck specific safety information like for instance 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 lift truck operator needs to learn how to use the counterbalanced forklift while being supervised. The supervised driving needs to take place in a place which reflects the environment the driver will be driving in. This atmosphere must include the kind of terrain she will be traveling on, have the same pedestrian and vehicle traffic close by, and similar surrounding structures nearby too. There is no specific minimum number of hours the operator needs to drive while being supervised.