Course ID: GI-306
Operators shall receive initial training in the following topics, except in topics which the employer can demonstrate are not applicable to safe operation in the employer’s workplace. This course covers:
- Truck-related topics – Generally & specifically
- Workplace-related topics – Generally & Specifically
- The requirements of the OSHA standard
- Operating instructions, warnings and precautions
- Differences from automobile
- Controls and instrumentation
- Engine or motor operation
- Steering and maneuvering
- Visibility
- Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, use
- Vehicle capacity and stability
- Vehicle inspection and maintenance that the operator will be required to perform
- Refueling/Charging/ Recharging batteries
- Operating limitations
- Other instructions, etc.
- Practical examination upon request