Lift Truck Safety

Lift trucks are powerful machines that help us move heavy materials quickly and efficiently. The size, speed, and power of a lift truck also make them dangerous. Lift truck accidents are second only to highway vehicle accidents as the leading cause of fatalities in industry.

Classroom training and a driver performance evaluation is required by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for all operators of lift trucks and motorized hand trucks. This entertaining and informative, 40-minute course satisfies the general classroom portion of the OSHA lift truck operator training program (29 CFR 1910.178(l)).

Employers must certify at least once every three years that each operator has received the requisite training and is competent to operate a lift truck.

This training program uses animations, interactions, and sound effects to dramatize the potential hazards associated with lift truck operations; to illustrate the unique handling characteristics of lift trucks; and to demonstrate safe driving, loading and unloading techniques.

The course also addresses the importance of regular inspection and maintenance of lift trucks and safe work practices for refueling or recharging these vehicles.