Powered Industrial Truck Safety
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.
- specify the purpose of the Powered Industrial Truck standard (29 CFR 1910.178)
- define the operator training requirements for powered industrial trucks
- distinguish several types of powered industrial trucks
- recognize some general engineering principles associated with powered industrial truck safety
- distinguish potential occupational health and safety concerns associated with the use and maintenance of powered industrial trucks
- describe safe loading and unloading methods
- identify general inspection and maintenance procedures
Target
Audience
Employees operating and servicing forklifts
Expected
Duration
1.0 hours
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