Powered Industrial Trucks - Operator Training

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Powered Industrial Trucks -Operator Training

• 1910.178 (l)
• 1915.120 (a)
• 1917.1 (a)(2)(xiv)
• 1918.1 (b)(10)
• 1926.602 (d)

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Powered IndustrialTruck - Definition

• A mobile, power-propelled truck used to carry,
  push, pull, lift, stack or tier materials.
• Excluded are vehicles used for earth moving and
  over-the-road hauling.
• Commonly known as forklifts, pallet trucks, rider
  trucks, forktrucks, or lifttrucks.
• Can be powered through electric or combustion
  engines.

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Final Rule

• OSHA published the final rule for Powered
  Industrial Truck Operator Training on December
  1, 1998.
• The effective date is March 1, 1999.
• It applies to all industries except agricultural
  operations.
• OSHA estimates that the new rule will prevent 11
  deaths and 9,422 injuries per year.

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The Certification Process

• Review Safe Operating Rules as published by OSHA.
• Watch a video which demonstrates the safe
  operation of Powered Industrial trucks.
• Complete a written exam.
• Complete a skill test on actual equipment.

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The certification is valid for three years and
will include the following

• Certificate of Achievement
• Powered Industrial Truck Operators Card

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• The explicit purpose of forklift safety is to
  eliminate
• Accidents and Injuries,

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Forklift Fatalities by Age Group1992 -1996
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Industries Where Powered Industrial Truck
Accidents Occurred
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Property Damage, which can be very costly for
your company
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Equipment Abuse and Damage.
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Class I - Electric Motor Rider Trucks
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Class II - Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Trucks
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Class II - Narrow Aisle Trucks
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Class III - Electric Motor Hand or Hand/Rider
Trucks
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Class III - Hand Hand/Rider Trucks
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Class IV - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks -
Cushion (Solid) Tires
Fork, counterbalanced (cushion/solid tires)
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Class IV - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks -
Cushion (Solid) Tires
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Class V - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks -
Pneumatic Tires
Fork, counterbalanced (pneumatic tires)
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Class V - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks
(Pneumatic Tires)
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Class VI - Electric Internal Combustion Engine
Tractors
Sit-down rider
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Class VII - Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks

• Straight-mast forklift

• Extended-reach forklift

All rough terrain forklift trucks
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Rough Terrain Straight Mast Forklifts
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Rough Terrain Extended-Reach Forklifts
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Some Types of Powered Industrial Trucks Used in
Maritime

• The following types of vehicles are covered
  by the OSHA standard if the vehicles carry,
  push, pull, lift, or tier loads.

• Container top handlers
• Container reach stackers
• Straddle carriers
• Semi-tractors/ Utility vehicles

• Sidehandlers
• Combination vacuum lifts
• Yard tractors

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Powered Industrial Trucks Used in Maritime
Container Handlers
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Powered Industrial Trucks Used in Maritime
Empty-Container Handler
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Powered Industrial Trucks Used in Maritime
Container Reach Stacker
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Powered Industrial Trucks Used in Maritime
Straddle Carriers
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OPERATING RULES

• Drivers will check the vehicle at least once per
  shift, and if it is found to be unsafe, the
  matter will be reported immediately to a
  supervisor. (2)

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• Vehicles will not exceed authorized or safe speed
  . (3)
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• NO RIDERS WILL BE PERMITTED ON VEHICLES, unless a
  safety platform with guardrails is provided. (5)

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This is NOT a Safety Platform!
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• A loaded vehicle will not be moved until the load
  is safe and secure. (7)

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• When leaving a vehicle unattended, the power will
  be shut off, brakes set, the mast brought to the
  vertical position, and the load-engaging means
  left in the down position. (8)

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• Vehicles will not be driven in and out of highway
  trucks and trailers at unloading docks until such
  trucks are securely blocked and brakes set.(14)

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• Vehicles will not be operated on floors, sidewalk
  doors, or platforms that will not safely support
  the loaded vehicle. (15)

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• The forks will always be carried as low as
  possible, consistent with safe operations,
  usually 4 inches off the floor. (18)

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• Extreme care will be taken when tilting loads.
  Loads may fall or forklifts can easily be turned
  over while tilting moderate loads. (19)

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• Employees will not place any part of their bodies
  outside the running lines of an industrial truck
  or between mast uprights or other parts of the
  truck where shear or crushing hazards exist. (21)

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• The width of one tire on the powered industrial
  truck will be the minimum distance maintained
  from the edge by the truck while it is on any
  elevated dock, platform, freight car or truck.
  (24)

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• The driver will slow down and sound the horn at
  cross aisles and other locations where vision is
  obstructed. If the load being carried obstructs
  forward view, the driver will be required to
  travel in reverse, with the load trailing. (28)
• Trucks will not be loaded in excess of their
  rated capacity. The rated capacity of the truck
  must be clearly visible by the operator. (31)

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• No truck will be operated with a leak in the
  fuel, oil and hydraulic systems. (33)

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Tilting forward with the load engaging
means is prohibited except when picking up a
load. Elevated loads will not be tilted forward
unless the load is being deposited onto a storage
rack or equivalent. By tilting forward the fork
lift can be overturned, due to the change in the
trucks center of gravity. (34)
Vehicle Center of Gravity (Unloaded)
B
A
Center of Gravity of Vehicle and Maximum
Load (Theoretical)
C
Note When the vehicle is loaded, the combined
center of gravity shifts toward line B-C.
Theoretically the maximum load will result in
the center of gravity at the line B-C.
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• Special precautions will be taken in the securing
  and handling of loads by trucks equipped with
  attachments. Any attachment changes the center of
  gravity and the maximum capacity rating of the
  lift. (36)
• The engine must remain running and the operator
  at the controls, when a person is elevated in a
  safe platform. (37)

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• Forklift and electric pallet jack operators may
  not smoke while operating this equipment. Sparks,
  open flames or smoking are not allowed in an area
  within 50 feet of any battery charging or
  refueling operation. (38)

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Remember, Always wear your Seatbelt!
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