Counterbalance forklift Training
The OSHA or Occupational Safety and Health Administration require that anybody using a counterbalanced forklift be given lecture style or classroom training. They additionally require that a supervised driving course is finished as well as periodic refresher training. There is no required minimum time for the supervised driving or classroom training. What's more, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.
Counterbalanced Forklifts
A counterbalanced lift truck balances its load with the weight of the truck. The forks on a lift truck are in a fixed position; they go down and up and do not turn. The forks run parallel to the forklift's body. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration require that people who would be utilizing counterbalanced forklifts on the job be trained on the trucks while being in the kind of setting that they would be utilizing them.
Classroom Training
Training either lecture style or in a classroom would offer forklift and operator information for the truck you would be driving. Most training will cover certain aspects such as the load and weight capacity, height, how to charge or fuel the forklift. It includes how to gauge the time on the engine along with any forklift specific safety information like for example where to stand when walking around the truck. Either written and/or oral testing is part of the classroom training. There is no minimum time requirement for the training.
Supervised Driving
The forklift driver has to learn how to drive the counterbalanced lift truck while being supervised. The supervised driving needs to take place in a place which reflects the environment the operator would be driving in. This atmosphere should include the type of terrain she will be traveling on, have the same pedestrian and vehicle traffic nearby, and the same surrounding structures close by also. There is no required minimum number of hours the driver needs to drive while being supervised.