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Implementing the Forklift Operation Initiative

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Forklifts are used in many industries, and operating them safely is paramount to the safety of both forklift operators and their fellow employees.

Implementation Steps in this Guide

  1. Schedule the Defensive Driving for Forklifts Training

  2. Schedule the Forklift Safety Awareness Training

  3. Schedule the Forklift Operation 1: Safety Inspection and Maintenance Training

  4. Schedule the Forklift Operation 2: Stability and Capacity Training

  5. Schedule the Forklift Operation 3: Load Handling Training

  6. Schedule the Forklift Operation 4: Traveling and Maneuvering Training

Schedule the Defensive Driving for Forklifts Training

Title Duration (Minutes) Type Description
Defensive Driving for Forklifts Training 5 Course

In this course, you gain understanding of the following topics:
• Forklift Facts
• Components of a Forklift Truck
• Common Hazards of a Forklift trick
• Overview
• What to inspect
• Forklift inspection
• Additional Forklift Truck Safety Requirements
• Wrap up for Safe Driving
  1. Click on the Workspaces tab
  2. Click on the Safety workspace
  3. Click on the Forklift Operation initiative
  4. Click on the Defensive Driving for Forklifts Training
  5. Click on Groups and assign the appropriate groups
  6. Click on Schedule and assign the appropriate schedule
  7. Click Save

Schedule the Forklift Safety Awareness Training

Title Duration (Minutes) Type Description
Forklift Safety Awareness Training 30 Course

The purpose of this training is to help you become a qualified forklift operator; one who has the skills and knowledge to operate a lift truck in a safe and proper manner. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.

Learner objectives are to recognize general engineering and capacity principles associated with forklift safety; identify factors that lead to forklifts tipping over; distinguish between safe and unsafe forklift operations; describe the differences between driving an automobile and a forklift; identify general loading and unloading principles associated with forklift safety; specify safe refueling and recharging procedures; and list the steps to perform in walk-around and sit-down inspections.

This course was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology.
  1. Click on the Workspaces tab
  2. Click on the Safety workspace
  3. Click on the Forklift Operation initiative
  4. Click on the Forklift Safety Awareness Training
  5. Click on Groups and assign the appropriate groups
  6. Click on Schedule and assign the appropriate schedule
  7. Click Save

Schedule the Forklift Operation 1: Safety Inspection and Maintenance Training

Title Duration (Minutes) Type Description
Forklift Operation 1: Safety Inspection and Maintenance Training 30 Course

Forklifts are used in many industries, and operating them safely is paramount to the safety of both forklift operators and their fellow employees. In this course, you will learn when and how to inspect a forklift and what to do in the event an equipment problem is discovered. You will also learn the necessary precautions to take and procedures to follow when refueling gasoline, diesel, and propane-powered forklifts and when changing or recharging battery-powered units. You will also learn about the health hazards you may face as a result of working with or around forklifts.

This course was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology.
  1. Click on the Workspaces tab
  2. Click on the Safety workspace
  3. Click on the Forklift Operation initiative
  4. Click on the Forklift Operation 1: Safety Inspection and Maintenance Training
  5. Click on Groups and assign the appropriate groups
  6. Click on Schedule and assign the appropriate schedule
  7. Click Save

Schedule the Forklift Operation 2: Stability and Capacity Training

Title Duration (Minutes) Type Description
Forklift Operation 2: Stability and Capacity Training 30 Course

Forklift operation is a specialized job that requires operators to receive specific training. For instance, before operating a forklift, operators need to be familiar with its capabilities and limitations. This course specifies where to find information on safe forklift operation, and explains what this information means. It shows how features of forklift design impact forklift stability and capacity, and emphasizes that operators must be trained to safely operate forklifts according to their specific designs. The course highlights the concept of the stability triangle to help operators understand specific stability concerns presented by different load types, and shows how to safely accommodate these loads to avoid tipovers and falling loads. Finally, the course uses a field calculation to estimate safe load capacity for situations when a load exceeds the forklift's stated capacity.

Forklift Operation 2: Stability and Capacity was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology.
  1. Click on the Workspaces tab
  2. Click on the Safety workspace
  3. Click on the Forklift Operation initiative
  4. Click on the Forklift Operation 2: Stability and Capacity
  5. Click on Groups and assign the appropriate groups
  6. Click on Schedule and assign the appropriate schedule
  7. Click Save

Schedule the Forklift Operation 3: Load Handling Training

Title Duration (Minutes) Type Description
Forklift Operation 3: Load Handling Training 21 Course

Forklifts are an important tool used in many industries, but they present many hazards to their operators. The good news is that many of these hazards can be avoided, if not eliminated, when operators are trained to properly operate and load a forklift. Some basic practices can be used to improve safe load handling – for example, driving the forks as far under the load as possible. More specific practices for approaching, lifting, and lowering a load can also help forklift operators improve load handing safety, as they perform each of these actions. Armed with this knowledge, forklift operators will be better prepared to safely load the forklifts they operate.

Forklift Operation 3: Load Handling was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology.
  1. Click on the Workspaces tab
  2. Click on the Safety workspace
  3. Click on the Forklift Operation initiative
  4. Click on the Forklift Operation 3: Load Handling Training
  5. Click on Groups and assign the appropriate groups
  6. Click on Schedule and assign the appropriate schedule
  7. Click Save

Schedule the Forklift Operation 4: Traveling and Maneuvering Training

Title Duration (Minutes) Type Description
Forklift Operation 4: Traveling and Maneuvering Training 21 Course

Safely traveling with and maneuvering a forklift, like most equipment, requires some special considerations. Forklift operators who know how to safely travel with and maneuver a forklift can protect themselves, pedestrians in the workplace, and the loads carried on forklifts. The specific guidelines provided in this course will protect operators from the hazards of traveling with and maneuvering a forklift. The course offers instructions on how to mount and dismount a forklift properly; on traveling with a load over uneven paths, inclines, and other potentially unstable surfaces; and on maneuvering safely when forklifts start, stop, and change direction.

This course was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology.
  1. Click on the Workspaces tab
  2. Click on the Safety workspace
  3. Click on the Forklift Operation initiative
  4. Click on the Forklift Operation 4: Traveling and Maneuvering Training
  5. Click on Groups and assign the appropriate groups
  6. Click on Schedule and assign the appropriate schedule
  7. Click Save

 

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