Forklift Safety Lessons For The Safe Operator

Highlighting the important features when it comes to forklift operating, our forklift safety training program focuses on safety common to all forklift operations.

Employees should understand the importance of safety when it comes to operating a forklift before they begin. This training demonstrates the proper way to inspect a forklift. The correct way to enter and exit a forklift are also looked at, with the understanding that each forklift is different but each individual should operate at the same, high level of safety. Moving materials with the forklift is also looked at, and the viewer is shown diagrams and proper safety practices depending on the type of forklift they are operating. Mainly, our forklift safety training video focuses on preventing unsafe actions when it comes to operating a forklift. The operators and the people around them are the most important.

Key points are checked at the end of this training with a short quiz. Use this training course with anyone working with forklifts.

Please note, to be a certified forklift operator a driver must also have practical training. This includes hands-on instruction, live demonstrations, and practice exercises on the forklift, and cannot be done online. Evaluation of the operator's performance must be done in the workplace, and cannot be done online.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Forklift operators or those working closely with forklift operations.

• Introduction
• Forklift Training
• Inspecting, Entering, and Exiting the Forklift
• Moving Material
• Preventing Unsafe Actions
• Conclusion

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