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Forklift Operation and Safety

This Basic Forklift Operation and Safety Training class will provide the fundamentals of general forklift operation and safety, plus hands-on practice in a variety of operating circumstances common in an industrial setting.

Trainees will learn the following course objectives:

• Identification of forklift components
• Forklift pre-operation inspection
• Introduction to power truck types and fueling safeguards
• Fork placement
• Levers and controls: forward/backward tilt; raising and lowering forks
• Load balance and characteristics of a rear-weighted vehicle
• Load transport: forward and backward operation
• Turning characteristics of a rear-wheel steering vehicle
• Site-specific hazard recognition in compliance with OSHA rules
• General safety concepts
• Forklift operation in a warehouse setting with storage racks
• Forklift operation on a ramp or incline
• Forklift operation entering, exiting, and loading a truck trailer
• Proper shut-down and safe storage

Training is compliant with OSHA regulation 1910.178

Dates:  This class is offered the third Tuesday of each month
Time:   3:30–5:30 p.m.
Cost:    $150 per person

Our instructor has over 20 years of warehouse and forklift experience.