Forklift Safety & Training Blog
Practical guidance on forklift operator training, OSHA certification requirements and safer material handling.
What Employers Should Record During a Forklift Operator Evaluation
What employers can record during a forklift operator workplace evaluation, from truck type and conditions to when OSHA points to refresher training.
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Forklift Pedestrian Safety: How to Keep People and Trucks Apart
How to keep workers on foot safe around forklifts: what OSHA requires, how to lay out aisles and crossings, and the habits operators and pedestrians both need.
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The Forklift Stability Triangle: How Forklifts Tip, and How the Data Plate Prevents It
How the forklift stability triangle works, why trucks tip forward or sideways, and how to read the data plate and load center to know what a truck can lift.
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Forklift Train the Trainer: What OSHA Expects From an In-House Forklift Trainer
What OSHA requires of the person who trains and evaluates your forklift operators, what a train-the-trainer course can and can't do, and how to pick a trainer.
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Telehandler Certification: What OSHA Requires and How Training Works
Telehandlers are forklifts under OSHA's rules, so operators need truck-specific training and an evaluation. Here's what telehandler certification requires.
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Forklift Inspection Checklist: The Daily Pre-Shift Check, Item by Item
A complete daily forklift inspection checklist: what OSHA requires, the key-off visual check, the running check and extra items for electric and propane trucks.
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How Long Is Forklift Certification Good For?
OSHA requires a forklift operator evaluation at least every three years, and refresher training sooner in five situations. Here's what that means.
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How to Get Forklift Certified: A Step-by-Step Guide
There is no state forklift license. Here is how forklift certification actually works, step by step, for employers and for operators looking for work.
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Online Forklift Certification: What It Covers and What It Can't
Online courses can cover the classroom part of forklift training. OSHA still requires hands-on practice and a workplace evaluation no website can do.
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