Counterbalance lift truck Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration does require operators utilizing a counterbalanced lift truck to have received lecture style or classroom training. They additionally require that a supervised driving course is finished as well as periodic refresher training. There is no minimum time requirement for the supervised driving or classroom training. What's more, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.
Counterbalanced Forklifts
The weight of the counterbalance forklift is utilized to balance its load utilizing its own weight. The lift truck forks are in a fixed position but can be raised and lowered to secure and transport cargo. The forks run parallel to the forklift's body. OSHA require that drivers who will be operating counterbalanced forklifts on the job be properly trained on the trucks while being in the environment which they will be using them.
Classroom Training
Classroom training or lecture style training offers information regarding the truck that the driver would be using. This training includes aspects like load and weight capacity, height, how to fuel or charge the lift truck. It includes how to gauge the time on the engine as well as any lift truck specific safety information like for example where to stand when walking around the truck. Either oral and/or written testing is part of the classroom training. There is no minimum time requirement for the training.
Supervised Driving
The driver of a lift truck would need to learn to use the machinery while being supervised. The supervised driving has to take place in an environment which resembles the current environment which the driver works in. This atmosphere must include the kind of terrain she will be traveling on, have the same pedestrian and vehicle traffic close by, and the same surrounding structures close by too. There is no required minimum number of hours the operator needs to drive while being supervised.