Safety Awareness

4 Hour Powered Industrial Trucks

Description

Only trained and competent operators shall be permitted to operate a powered industrial truck. All powered industrial truck operators must be trained and certified per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178(l)

Objectives

Understand the training requirements for performing work on and operating Fork Lifts.
Understand the general structural requirements.
Apply safe work practices for working with Fork Lifts.
Apply safe truck operation.
Identify types of vehicle(s) being used in the workplace.
Identify hazards of the workplace created by the use of operation of the truck.

Topics Include

Operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator will be authorized to operate.
Differences between the truck and the automobile.
Truck controls and instrumentation: where they are located, what they do, and how they work.
Engine or motor operation.
Steering and maneuvering.
Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations.
Vehicle capacity.
Refueling and/or charging and recharging of batteries.
Operating limitations.
Surface conditions.
Load manipulation and stability.
Pedestrian traffic
Ramps and other sloped surfaces

Course Materials

This course consists of several different components which include power point presentations, lecture, real life case studies, class discussion and hands on demonstration. Students must bring picture ID to the class.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

In-Person Training location held at: 49 West 38th Street, 10th Floor NY

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Duration

4 hours of training (not including class breaks).

Language

English

CEUs

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