objectivesForklifts play an important role in many industries, but like all machinery, this equipment can pose risks for workers unless safety protocols are followed. Everyone who works with or near forklifts should be aware of common hazards, safety best practices, and the regulations that govern the use of forklifts and powered industrial trucks. Forklift Hazard Awareness for All Industries provides essential forklift safety training to ensure every team member understands how to keep themselves and others safe when working around forklifts.
NOTICE: This course is not intended to be used as training to achieve forklift operator certification.
This introductory online course explains how to stay safe when working on job sites where forklifts are used. Course topics include:
Seven forklift classifications
Common forklift hazards and statistics
Strategies for minimizing and eliminating hazards
Regulations and resources on forklift safety
Best practices for communicating hazards and how they should be corrected to operators and other workers
Powered industrial trucks, including rider, narrow aisle, hand, and hand/rider trucks
Electric and internal combustion tractors
OSHA and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommendations and standards
Best practices for pedestrian traffic
Lifting personnel
Identifying reckless forklift operation
Safe unloading strategies for trucks and trailers
Spotter requirements
Unattended/parked forklifts
Forklift fueling and battery charging
Course materials are based on OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.178 Subpart N, Materials Handling and Storage.
descriptionForklift Hazard Awareness is an introductory online safety course that will provide usefull information on how to be safe with forklifts. This course is for all industies.
You must score at least 70% to pass this OSHA training. You will be given up to THREE opportunities to pass the quizzes and final exam.
Failure to pass quizzes and the final exam will result in being locked out of this online training program, but the learner can repurchase and start back from the beginning.
Upon completing this Forklift Hazard Awareness For All Industries and the accompanying survey, you will receive an OSHA card from the provider of this OSHA training on behalf of the Department of Labor.
Students who successfully complete the program will receive a completion card issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE SURVEY AT THE END OF THIS TRAINING TO RECEIVE YOUR DOL CARD
outline1. Introduction
Powered industrial trucks (PIT)
Learning objectives
ITA forklift statistics
Forklift operation hazards
Review
2. Workplace Hazard Recognition
Can I operate a forklift?
Act safely and communicate
General rules
Pedestrian traffic
Lifting personnel
Lifting a person
Fall from Forklift
Reckless forklift operation
Worker Struck by Forklift
Unloading trucks and trailers
Spotter requirements
Unattended or parked forklifts
Fueling
Battery charging
Review
Final considerationsUpon completion of Forklift Hazard Awareness for All Industries, students will be familiar with OSHA forklift protocols and other important safety guidelines. You will know how to recognize, avoid, and resolve common forklift safety hazards and communicate concerns to operators and other colleagues.
