Forklift Training Program

Operators shall receive initial training in the following topics, with the exception to the topics that a forklift employer can prove are not relevant to their workplace, in order to fulfill forklift license requirements:

Truck-Related Topics:

• Operating instructions, warnings and precautions
• Differences from automobile
• Controls and instrumentation
• Engine or motor operation
• Steering and maneuvering
• Visibility
• Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, use
• Vehicle capacity and stability
• Vehicle inspection and maintenance that the operator will be required to perform
• Refueling/Charging/ Recharging batteries
• Operating limitations
• Other instructions, etc

Workplace-Related Topics:

• Surface conditions
• Composition and stability of loads
• Load manipulation, stacking, unstacking
• Pedestrian traffic
• Narrow aisles and restricted areas
• Operating in hazardous (classified) locations
• Operating on ramps and sloped surfaces
• Potentially hazardous environmental conditions
• Operating in closed environments or other areas where poor ventilation or maintenance
• could cause carbon monoxide or diesel exhaust build-up

Initial forklift training must include the OSHA forklift certification requirements