GISTnet T65u—OSHA Forklift Safety (Hard Surface Lift Trucks)

T65u—OSHA Forklift Safety (Hard Surface Lift Trucks)

This course is in development, and will be ready on 2007-11-30.

Estimated total study time: 22 minutes

This course teaches basic forklift operating procedures with an emphasis on universal safety concerns and procedures. It is designed to meet U.S. OSHA required safety training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.178, both initial and refresher training needed, and may meet other national safety training standards.

The course consists of on-system (formal) training covering both operational theory and practice, and concludes with an off-system operational exercise in which the learner must demonstrate, using a workplace forklift, safe operation with respect to ___ specified safety issues, to the satisfaction of an assigned evaluator using based on a evaluation guide contained in this course. In preparation for the safety evaluation, a person without operational experience using a forklift should receive supervised instruction and practice prior to evaluation.

This course cover theory and procedures applicable to most forklift trucks designed for use on hard surfaces, indoor and outdoor, powered by both internal combustion and electric motors. It does not address the additional safety concerns when operating:

large or high capacity (over 4000 Kgs) trucks
on non-hard surfaces (e.g., construction and field operations)
trucks equipped with other than standard forks (e.g., front-end drum/side clamp, fork extensions, booms).

Forklift Truck Basics: Functionality and Stability Triangle(s)

(Estimated study time: 2 minutes)

Training Requirement & Importance
- Forklift Trucks are Accident-Prone|0-1-3| (under development)
- OSHA Safety Training Requirement
Basic Forklift Truck Functionality
- How a Forklift Truck Operates
  - Basic Components
  - Controls
- Safety Concerns & Features
Forklift Stability Triangle(s)

Power Safety: Procedures and Concerns By Type of Motor

Types of motive power; ventillation, fueling and fire safety concerns for various internal combustion engines; shock, charging and battery safety concerns for battery operated trucks.

(Estimated study time: 1 minute)

Motive Power Safety: Procedures and Concerns by Type of Motor
- Internal Combustion Engines
  - Common Safety Concerns
  - (pending)Additional Concerns with Gasoline Engines
  - Additional Concerns with Propane or LNG Engines
- Electric Powered
  - Basic Characteristics
  - Safety Concerns

Lifting and Placement Operations

(Estimated study time: 0 minutes)

Lifting and Placement Operations

Safe Maneuvering

This lesson addressesg general safety when maneuvering, plus additional concerns when opeating in confined spaces, adjacent to low objects, adjacent to loading docks, and on/within trucks, intermodal containers and rail cars.

(Estimated study time: 0 minutes)

Safe Maneuvering

Pre and Post Operational Safety Checks; Accident Response

(Estimated study time: 6 minutes)

Safety Checks
- Pre-Operational Inspection
  - General
  - Checklist
- Post Operational Tasks
  - General
  - (pending)Checklist
Accident Response
- General
- Accident Do's and Don'ts

Operational Performance (Safety) Test

This module consists of an off-system evaluated exercise in which the learner must demonstrate safe operation of his/her assigned workplace forklift with respect to ___ operational tasks and/or safety issues.

(Estimated study time: 11 minutes)

Checklist Purpose and Functions
Evaluation Checklist & Acceptable Performance Criteria
- Checklist Purpose and Functions
- Pre-Operation Checklists [Evaluate as Applicable to Employee's Job Assignment]
  - For Truck Powered by Propane, LNG, Gasoline, Diesel
  - For Electric Powered Truck
  - Start-Up Safety/Operational Checks
- Generic Operational Tasks (Always Evaluate)
  - Maneuvering Truck
  - Lifting, Transporting and Placing Loads
- Additional Operational Tasks (Evaluate as Applicable to Employee Job Assignment)
  - Loading/Unloading Open Vehicles from Ground-Level
  - Placing Loads on Vehicles from Rear, Dock -Level
  - Loading/Unloading Closed Vehicles and Intermodal Containers
  - Using Fork Extenders
- Post-Operation Task Checklist (Evaluate as Applicable to Employee Job Assignment)