Forklifts and Powered Mobile Equipment
An awareness course for supervisors, workers and safety committee members, not operator certification: how forklift incidents happen, duties under the OSH Act, 29 CFR 1910.178 and the ANSI/ITSDF B56 standards, operator training, evaluation and certification under 1910.178(l), the seven truck classes, the stability triangle, load center and data plates, pre-use examination and fork and chain removal criteria, stopping distance, ramps and racking, pedestrian separation and traffic management, propane, carbon monoxide limits, lead-acid and lithium-ion charging, docks, trailer restraints and rail cars, telehandler load charts, order pickers, tuggers and skid steers, supervising operators and investigating incidents, and a capstone warehouse traffic management plan.
HSE-218 12 lessons · 5 h 49 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.
What you'll learn
- Explain how lift truck incidents happen, who is harmed and why awareness training is not operator certification.
- Describe the duties in the OSH Act, 29 CFR 1910.178 and the ANSI/ITSDF B56 standards that apply to forklifts, operators and supervisors.
- Distinguish the seven classes of lift trucks, their power sources and attachments, and the training each requires.
- Explain the stability triangle, load center and data plate, and estimate how load center, lift height and turns affect stability.
- Plan and check pre-use inspections, defect tagging, fork and chain removal criteria and planned maintenance.
- Apply safe travel, ramp, stacking and parking practices, including stopping distance and grade calculations.
- Design traffic management that separates pedestrians from trucks, controls crossings and sets speed limits from sight distance.
- Control the hazards of propane, carbon monoxide, diesel exhaust, lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.
- Secure trailers and rail cars at docks and size and use dock levelers and boards safely.
- Recognize the hazards of telehandlers, order pickers, tow tractors, skid steers and other powered mobile equipment, and read a load chart.
- Authorize, evaluate, observe and coach operators, use data as leading indicators and investigate incidents to root causes.
- Prepare a traffic management and lift truck safety plan for a warehouse and prioritize its implementation.
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 49 min total · final exam
- 1 Why lift trucks hurt people 32 min · quiz
- 2 Law, standards and training requirements 27 min · quiz
- 3 Types and classes of lift trucks 27 min · quiz
- 4 Stability, load center and capacity 29 min · quiz
- 5 Pre-use inspection and maintenance 31 min · quiz
- 6 Safe operation and load handling 29 min · quiz
- 7 Pedestrians and traffic management 27 min · quiz
- 8 Fuel, batteries and charging 27 min · quiz
- 9 Loading docks, trailers and rail cars 31 min · quiz
- 10 Telehandlers and other powered mobile equipment 27 min · quiz
- 11 Supervising operators and investigating incidents 31 min · quiz
- 12 Capstone: a warehouse traffic management plan 31 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
An awareness course for supervisors, workers and safety committee members, not operator certification: how forklift incidents happen, duties under the OSH Act, 29 CFR 1910.178 and the ANSI/ITSDF B56 standards, operator training, evaluation and certification under 1910.178(l), the seven truck classes, the stability triangle, load center and data plates, pre-use examination and fork and chain removal criteria, stopping distance, ramps and racking, pedestrian separation and traffic management, propane, carbon monoxide limits, lead-acid and lithium-ion charging, docks, trailer restraints and rail cars, telehandler load charts, order pickers, tuggers and skid steers, supervising operators and investigating incidents, and a capstone warehouse traffic management plan.