Powered Industrial Truck Safety (Update Available)

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number

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Overview/Description
This course is designed for personnel who work with or around a power-propelled truck (a.k.a. forklift) used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack, or tier materials. It will better familiarize the worker with the potential health and safety concerns associated with powered industrial trucks. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.

Target Audience
Employees operating and servicing forklifts

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Powered Industrial Truck Safety

identify operator training requirements.

identify how the center of gravity affects safe operation of powered industrial trucks.

identify general engineering principles associated with powered industrial truck safety.

calculate the load capacity of a powered industrial truck.

identify characteristics of a nameplate on a powered industrial truck.

identify factors related to tip-over accidents.

select safe operating practices when using or maintaining powered industrial trucks.

identify safe loading and unloading methods.

cite safe fueling and recharging methods.

identify general inspection and maintenance procedures.

Course Number:
SAH0463