Forklift Safety Online Safety Training for OSHA Compliance

This online training course can help you:

•   Meet compliance-based safety requirements
•   Reduce risks of accidents and injury on and off the job
•   Lower insurance premiums, workers compensation claims and lost work hours
•   Improve employee morale and retention

This course provides academic background; theory and exercises required to understand standard safety practices and habits for the safe operation of forklifts, including: forklift physics, proper operation procedures, rules, forklift safety practices, general maintenance and safe refueling/recharging procedures. Hands-on driver training is required for the specific forklift models in employed.

Learning Objectives:

•   Define forklift physics
•   Specify proper forklift operation procedures (speed, turns, 8 inch rule, overhead clearance)
•   Identify proper forklift safety practices (pinch points, proper use of forks, surroundings, intersections, tip-overs)
•   Identify general forklift preventative maintenance practices
•   Specify safe refueling and recharging procedures

Intended Audience:

Employees operating and servicing forklifts.

Primary Regulations:

•   OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178, Powered Industrial Trucks

Related Regulations:

•   OSHA 29 CFR 1910.110, Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases
•   OSHA 29 CFR 1910.176, Handling Materials
•   OSHA 29 CFR 1910.177, Servicing Multi-piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels
•   OSHA 29 CFR 1915.120, Shipyard Employment
•   Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training