Forklift Safety Training

Keep drivers OSHA safety compliant and stay on-site to do it

  • Helps keep you compliant with OSHA forklift safety requirements
  • Train operators on-site, test on-site
  • Increase safety in your facility
  • Avoid severe penalties and fines for non-compliance
  • Kits are complete with training DVD, trainer manual, student handbooks, certificates of completion and more
  • Handbook packets include handbooks, driver ID's and certificates of completion


 
Model No.Kit TypeLanguagePrice
FLS-STDKIT-EN-DVDCertificationEnglish$219.24 
FLS-STDKIT-SP-DVDCertificationSpanish$219.24 
FLS-STDKIT-ES-DVDCertificationEng/Span$366.39 
FLS-HANDBKS-ENHandbooksEnglish$55.18 
FLS-HANDBKS-SPHandbooksSpanish$55.18 

Effective Forklift Safety Training Tips

OSHA regulations stipulate important aspects of forklift safety training:

  • Topics to be covered
  • How instruction should be provided
  • When refresher training should be done
  • That instruction must be site and equipment specific
  • That the employer is responsible for ensuring all drivers have proper training

Important considerations:

  • Training should provide site and application specific training
  • Training should be equipment specific
  • Effective training should include "off-the-truck" activities and procedures such as pre-shift inspections and safe battery handling
  • Classroom instruction should include multi-media materials and instruction on OSHA regulations, accident prevention, driving skills, fueling and charging, inspections, materials handling, and hazards
  • Hands-on training is important so that students can apply classroom information
  • Hands-on training should be specific to actual working conditions and applications
  • Hands-on training should be done on vehicles they will be using day-to-day
  • Test and evaluate competencies before awarding certificates of completion
  • Don't be afraid to honestly assess driver competencies - it's your company that's on the line when it comes to an OSHA inspection
  • Pedestrian safety training and forklift hazard awareness should also be provided as part of your overall safety program

For the full OSHA regulations, go to: Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Standard. Additional forklift safety discussions are at: Powered Industrial Trucks and Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklift) eTool.