Forklift Trucks Training Requirements

Forklift Trucks Training Requirements

Supervisors who,

a) are qualified because of knowledge, training and experience to organize the work and its performance,

b) are familiar with the Act and the regulations that apply to the work, and

c) have the knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the workplace.

Employees who,

a) have been informed of the hazards associated with operating a power lift truck in the particular workplace, including the hazards associated with the load, the design of the workplace, the environmental conditions;

b) know how to protect him/herself and others from hazards;

c) have demonstrated to a person whose training and experience provide him/her with expert knowledge on the safe operation of powered lift trucks that he/she acquired the skills and knowledge identified as final outcomes in the definition.

Training of employees should be conducted only by someone who has received a training certificate, or by an outside certified company.

Employees who are continuously off loading chemicals, have an up-to-date TDG certificate.