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Fork Lift
Truck Operator Safety
Training
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Lucas offers fork lift truck
operator safety training to small and large groups
whether yours or Lucas' facility. At Lucas we take
operator safety training very seriously, but at the
same time, attempt to make the course content and
instruction interesting for the participants so
that they receive the most out of the
course!
Lift truck certification
training is an 6 hour program. Cost includes all
course materials, participants manual, wallet size
certification card.
"NEW" lift truck training
refresher course is available for experienced lift
truck drivers. Refresher course is a 3 hour program
and includes participants manual and wallet size
certification card.
COURSE CONTENT:
- legal requirements
- principles of a
counterbalanced lift truck
- vehicle & operator
condition
- injury
causes/hazards
- safe operating
techniques
- propane
procedures
- battery procedures
- conclusion
- knowledge
verification
OBJECTIVES:
- understand the principles
involved in the safe operation of a fork lift
truck
- know their legal
responsibilities in fork lift truck operation
- recognize hazards
associated with fork lift truck operations and
suggest possible solutions
- verify the knowledge of
course content
Only qualified persons should
operate a fork lift truck. A qualified person
means, in respect of a specified duty, a person
who, because of their knowledge, training and
experience, is qualified to perform that duty
safely and properly.
OH&S 14.23 (1) Every
operator of materials handling equipment shall be
instructed and trained by the employer in the
procedures to be followed for:
- the inspection of the
materials handling equipment
- the fueling of the
materials handling equipment, where
applicable
- the safe and proper use
of the equipment
There is a great potential
for property and material damage, as well as
injury, to the operator and those working around
lift trucks. Be proactive and train your operators.
To those who are new lift
truck operators, this course will introduce you to
the principles of safe lift truck operation and
hazard recognition that may be unfamiliar to you
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For experienced operators,
this course provides a chance to refresh your
knowledge and add to it so that you may become a
more proficient operator with greater hazard
recognition skills.
The objective of this course
is to produce a professional lift truck operator
who will help to ensure a safer workplace for
everyone.
The Occupational Health and
Safety Act clearly outlines the legal requirements
for a lift truck and it’s operator. Here are a
few examples of the operators legal
responsibilities;
- need to be competent
person
- guide when vision is
obstructed
- not
overloaded
- secured against
accidental movement
- report
defects
- no passengers
- no load over
workers
- storing cylindrical
objects
- live power lines
These examples are just a few
of the many legal responsibilities that employers
and workers are faced with. (To view the list of
responsibilities in it’s entirety, refer to
the Occupational Health and Safety Act.)
Training your employees is
merely the beginning of enhancing your due
diligence efforts. Employees need to be
periodically monitored and evaluated. Documentation
must be filed in order for the due diligence
defense to stand up in court
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