The employer is responsible. This means that to reduce the health and safety risk involved in day to day operations, the employer should do everything in their power to provide their employees with a safe work environment reasonably free of any hazard to their health and safety.
Go above and beyond required training for operating forklifts, aerial work platforms and electric powered hand trucks to arm your employees with the knowledge and skills needed to safely do their work, protecting themselves and others around them. Contact Atlantic Coast ToyotaLift today to have a conversation on how you can lower your risk of costly OSHA fines and avoidable incidents at your facility by training your workforce to be safe and productive.
There are roughly 85 forklift deaths and 34,900 serious injuries each year due to forklift accidents (data from 2007), according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 42% of the forklift fatalities are caused by forklift drivers being crushed by a lift truck that tips over.
Nearly 100 workers are killed, and 95,000 injured every year, while operating forklifts. Most fatalities occur when a forklift tips over.
Train-the-trainer for CL I, IV and V (Counterbalanced)
$850 per classCL II (Narrow Aisle). Includes 1 Training Kit
Each additional Trainer from same company in same class
$600 ea. personOperator Safety Training, 2 person minimum
$150 ea. personOperator Safety Training, CL I, IV and V or CL II (Max 10)
$850 per classElectric Pallet Jack Safety Training at customer facility (Max 10)
$600 per classHands-on training for all equipment must be done by the trainer or the customer.
Aerial Work Platform Training
Call for Pricing(All Operator Safety Training kits are available in English or Spanish)
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Contact Gerald Wood at 1-336-803-0390
E-Mail: gwood@actforklift.com
***ALL TRAINING PRICES ARE FOR REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS***
A: Any employee that operates a powered industrial truck must be trained.
A: No. An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance is required to be conducted after initial training, after refresher training, and at least once every three years.
A: Refresher training in relevant topics is necessary when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident.
The standard requires refresher training every 3 years, or when any of the below occurs:
The operator has been observed to operate the vehicle in an unsafe manner.
The operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident.
The operator has received an evaluation that reveals that the operator is not operating the truck safely.
The operator is assigned to drive a different type of truck.
A condition in the workplace changes in a manner that could affect the safe operation of the truck.
A: Our forklift training classes certify operators for Classes 1,4 and 5(Counterbalanced), Class 2 (Narrow Aisle) forklifts, Class 3(Motorized Hand Trucks) and Aerial Work Platforms.
A: No. The OSHA standard does not require employees to be licensed. An employer may choose to issue licenses to trained operators.
A: Yes, powered hand trucks require operator training, which we offer.