The employer is responsible. This means that to reduce the health and safety risk involved in day to day operations, the employer should do everything in their power to provide their employees with a safe work environment reasonably free of any hazard to their health and safety.
Go above and beyond required training for operating forklifts, aerial work platforms and electric powered hand trucks to arm your employees with the knowledge and skills needed to safely do their work, protecting themselves and others around them. Contact ACT today to have a conversation on how you can lower your risk of costly OSHA fines and avoidable incidents at your facility by training your workforce to be safe and productive.
From 2011 to 2017, 614 workers lost their lives in forklift related incidents and more than 7,500 nonfatal injuries with days away from work occurred every year.
Smaller organizations with low turnover and only a few employees operating equipment may prefer either in-person operator or Train-the-Trainer classes. Larger organizations with many operators and higher turnover may prefer the online training option.
Make certain you are compliant with OSHA regulations by training your operators.
Details of our operator training options are below:
Operator Safety Training Kits are available for all 3 types of powered industrial equipment.
Training can be completed at ACT facility, or customer location.
If training is at the customer's location, a one time zone charge for each training day will be added.
(All Operator Safety Training kits are available in English or Spanish)
**Checks, Credit Card Payments or Purchase Order billing is accepted
Contact ACT at 1-800-849-5438
E-Mail: info@actforklift.com
***ALL IN-PERSON TRAINING PRICES SHOWN ARE FOR REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS***
Participant guides for each equipment type listed above:
$600 annually in English and $600 in Spanish
Contact us to find out more about making online training available to your operators. Online training can be taken anytime and from anywhere a computer and internet is available. Theory covered in our online version meets OSHA guidelines as does our in-person training.
ACT Train-the-Trainer classes prepare select staff members to train equipment operators within your organization:
A: Any employee that operates a powered industrial truck must be trained.
A: No. An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance is required to be conducted after initial training, after refresher training, and at least once every three years.
A: Refresher training in relevant topics is necessary when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident.
The standard requires refresher training every 3 years, or when any of the below occurs:
The operator has been observed to operate the vehicle in an unsafe manner.
The operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident.
The operator has received an evaluation that reveals that the operator is not operating the truck safely.
The operator is assigned to drive a different type of truck.
A condition in the workplace changes in a manner that could affect the safe operation of the truck.
A: Our forklift training classes certify operators for Classes 1,4 and 5(Counterbalanced), Class 2 (Narrow Aisle) forklifts, Class 3(Motorized Hand Trucks) and Aerial Work Platforms.
A: No. The OSHA standard does not require employees to be licensed. An employer may choose to issue licenses to trained operators.
A: Yes, powered hand trucks require operator training, which we offer.
