Alberta Forklift Training School

Forklift Training School Alberta - Forklift Training School And Its Benefits - CSA and OSHA establish criteria for forklift safety training that meets existing standards and regulations. Anybody planning to use a forklift is required to successfully complete safety training before utilizing any type of forklift. The accredited Forklift Operator Training Program is intended to offer trainees with the knowledge and practical skills to become an operator of a forklift.

There are forklift operation safety rules that should be followed pertaining to pre-shift inspections, and rules for loading and lifting.

Prior to a shift starting, an inspection checklist should be completed and given to the Instructor or Supervisor. If whatever maintenance issue is discovered, the machinery must not be used until the issue is dealt with. To be able to indicate the machinery is out of order, the keys should be removed from the ignition and a warning tag placed in a visible location.

Safety rules for loading would comprise checking the forklift's load rating capacity to know how much the equipment could handle. When starting the equipment, the forks should be in the downward position. Remember that there is a loss of roughly one hundred pounds carrying capacity for every inch further away from the carriage which the load is carried.

Lifting must start with the driver moving to a stopped position about three inches away from the load. The mast must then be leveled until it has reached a right angle with the load. Lift the forks to an inch underneath the slot on the pallet and drive forward. Afterward lift forks four inches. Tilt back the load to be able to secure it for moving. Drive the lift in reverse if the load obscures frontal vision. Check behind and honk to alert other employees. Do not allow forks to drag on the ground.

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