Komatsu Counterbalance Forklift San Jose

Counterbalance lift truck Training

OSHA does require operators using a counterbalanced forklift to have received lecture style or classroom training. They additionally require that a supervised driving course is finished along with periodic refresher training. There is no required minimum time for the supervised driving or classroom training. Additionally, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.



Counterbalanced Forklifts

A counterbalanced lift truck balances its load utilizing the truck's weight. 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 body of the forklift. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration require that drivers who would be utilizing counterbalanced forklifts on the job be trained on the trucks while being in the environment which they would be utilizing them.



Classroom Training

Classroom training or lecture style training provides information about the truck that the operator will be driving. This training covers aspects such as load and weight capacity, height, how to charge or fuel the lift truck. It includes how to gauge the time on the engine as well as any lift truck specific safety information including where to stand when walking around the truck. Either written and/or oral testing is part of the classroom training. There is no required minimum time for the training.



Supervised Driving

The operator of a forklift will have to learn to operate the equipment while being supervised. The supervised driving has to take place in an environment which resembles the current environment that the driver works in. This atmosphere should include the kind of terrain she will be traveling on, have similar surrounding structures nearby, and the same pedestrian and vehicle traffic close by as well. There is no specific minimum number of hours the operator has to drive while being supervised.

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