Counterbalance lift truck Training
The OSHA or Occupational Safety and Health Administration require that anyone operating a counterbalanced lift truck receive lecture style or classroom training. They also require that a supervised driving program is finished as well as periodic refresher training. There is no required minimum time for the classroom training or supervised driving. What's more, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.
Counterbalanced Forklifts
A counterbalanced forklift balances its cargo utilizing the truck's weight. The forks on a lift truck are in a fixed position; they go down and up and do not turn. The forks run parallel to the body of the forklift. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration require that people who would 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
Training either in a classroom or lecture style will offer lift truck and operator information for the truck you would be driving. Most training will include several aspects like the weight and load capacity, height, how to fuel or charge the forklift. It includes how to gauge the time on the engine in addition to any forklift specific safety information like 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 operator of a lift truck will have to learn to operate the equipment while being supervised. The supervised driving needs to take place in an environment that resembles the existing environment that the driver works in. This atmosphere should include the type of terrain she would be traveling on, have the same surrounding structures close by, and similar pedestrian and vehicle traffic nearby too. There is no specific minimum number of hours the operator has to drive while being supervised.