Warehouses and construction sites around the world use lift trucks. These vital machines lift heavy objects to heights beyond human ability. And they speed up jobs, so everything operates more efficiently. But if you don’t know what you’re doing, using a lift truck carries risk.

Annually, more than 90,000 accidents involve lift trucks in the USA. Of these, nearly 35,000 lead to serious injury, and around 85 deaths occur. So, OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, have standards that organizations must comply with to minimize the risk of employees, or bystanders, getting hurt.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Describe the minimum standard of basic training required to operate different types of lift trucks
• Explain the various roles, such as banksmen and signallers, that keep lift trucks sites safer for workers and bystanders
• Identify the procedures for examining lift trucks, including pre-shift checks and routine inspections and maintenance

Why take this course?

If the company you work for uses any kind of lift truck, then OSHA standards must be followed. As a leader, manager, or health & safety manager, you have to make sure that happens. This course will explore the minimum basic training that employees need to receive under OSHA. It’ll also explain the important roles required for lift truck safety, as well as inspection and maintenance of lift trucks.

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