Komatsu Counterbalance Forklift Tucson

Counterbalance forklift Training

OSHA does require drivers using a counterbalanced lift truck to have received classroom or lecture style training. They additionally require that a supervised driving course is completed in addition to periodic refresher training. There is no required minimum time for the supervised driving or classroom training. What's more, there is no frequency mandated for the refresher training either.



Counterbalanced Forklifts

A counterbalanced forklift balances its cargo using the weight of the truck. The forks on a lift truck are in a fixed position; they go down and up and do not pivot. The forks run parallel to the forklift's body. OSHA require that drivers who would be using counterbalanced forklifts on the job be correctly trained on the trucks while being in the kind of setting which they will be using them.



Classroom Training

Classroom training or lecture style training provides information regarding the truck that the operator will be driving. This training includes aspects like load and weight 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 for instance 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 will need to learn to drive the machine while being supervised. The supervised driving has to take place in an environment that resembles the current environment which the operator works in. This atmosphere should include the kind of terrain she would be traveling on, have similar pedestrian and vehicle traffic close by, and similar surrounding structures nearby as well. There is no required minimum number of hours the driver has to drive while being supervised.

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