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Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklift) Awareness
Awareness of powered-industrial-truck hazards for operators-in-training and everyone who works around lift trucks: the two biggest killers (tip-over and…
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course.
Recognize powered industrial trucks and the two leading fatal hazards — tip-over and struck-by — 1910.178
Explain forklift stability and the stability triangle, and what causes a tip-over — 1910.178
Apply safe load handling: the capacity plate, centering, tilt-back, and traveling with forks low — 1910.178
Apply pedestrian safety around lift trucks: separation, blind spots, horns, and no riders — 1910.178
Complete a pre-use inspection and follow safe refueling/charging — 1910.178(p),(q)
State that operating a forklift requires training, evaluation, and authorization beyond this course — 1910.178(l)
References & standards
Grounded in the source material.
- 29 CFR 1910.178 — Powered industrial trucks
- 1910.178(l) — Operator training and evaluation
- 1910.178(m) — Truck operations (safe practices)
- 1910.178(p),(q) — Truck inspection and maintenance
This is awareness training. It supports your program; it is not a substitute for site-specific procedures or hands-on competency where a standard requires it.
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