Your number one priority on the job, whether you're an employee or a manager, should be safety. In this course, we're going to talk about the various physical condition risks you may face while driving a forklift, and how to handle them. Physical conditions refer to the surface or ground conditions in your workplace. Potential hazards are typically divided into the following areas: slippery conditions, obstructions and uneven surfaces, and floor loading limits. We're going to go over the recommended ways to stay safe when you run into these hazards at work. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Your number one priority on the job, whether you're an employee or a manager, should be safety. In this course, we're going to cover safe travel practices. When you don't follow this type of safety protocol when operating a forklift, potential hazards include overturning the forklift, falling loads, being struck or crushed by the forklift, and collisions. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Your number one priority on the job, whether you're an employee or a manager, should be safety. In this course, we're going to talk about pedestrian traffic concerns. These are things like knowing who has the right of way, when it's necessary to notify or warn pedestrians and how to do so, and using a spotter. We'll also discuss OSHA, or Occupational Safety and Health Administration's, special considerations for managers when it comes to pedestrian traffic. This includes particular safety precautions and requirements. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Your number one priority on the job, whether you're an employee or a manager, should be safety. In this course, we're going to talk about ramps and grades. Tipover risk is increased on ramps and grades, so you need to follow the best practices that we're going to cover in order to stay safe. This includes turning, traveling with and without a load, when to use a spotter, and working with pallet trucks. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Your number one priority on the job, whether you're an employee or a manager, should be safety. In this course, we're going to talk about tipovers, as well as the dangers of loading docks. We'll discuss the different types of tipovers and what to do if this happens to you, depending on the type of forklift you're using. We'll also go over what to do if you're working on or near loading docks. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Your number one priority on the job, whether you're an employee or a manager, should be safety. In this course, we're going to discuss the correct ways to handle narrow aisles and enclosed or hazardous areas according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). We'll cover the best practices associated with the special trucks required, including reach trucks and order pickers. We'll talk about safe stacking rules, as well as the importance of air quality when working in an enclosed space with a forklift. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Forklifts can be an incredible tool for workers, but they're also a tremendous safety hazard. Knowing the fronts, backs, ins and outs, upside downs and right side ups of forklifts is vital to doing your job effectively and, most importantly, safely. In this course, we'll cover forklift basics, including the types of forklifts, the power sources they use, and their parts, so you can ensure your employees stay safe. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Forklifts can be an incredible tool for workers, but they're also a tremendous safety hazard. Knowing the fronts, backs, ins and outs, upside downs and right side ups of forklifts is vital to doing your job effectively and, most importantly, safely. In this course, you'll be introduced to some forklift basics, including the types of forklifts, the power sources they use, and their parts. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

It's important to remember that your most important assets are your employees. And it's up to you to ensure that they have proper training so they can stay safe and work effectively with one of your other valuable assets: heavy machinery. In this course, we'll go over everything the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, or OSHA, requires regarding forklift safety, including: training requirements, refresher training, and certification. We'll also look at best practices for developing your own training program for employees. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

There are three main stages of operation. Those stages are: Pre-Operation, Traveling and Maneuvering, and Load Handling. Right now we're going to start with the first stage: PreOperation.  What you do before you operate a forklift is perhaps the most important part of the process. This is where you have the chance to identify anything that would make the forklift unsafe and to ensure the forklift isn't defective or in need of repair. If it is, it needs to be removed from service immediately, you'll need to document the problems, and report them to your supervisor. Let's go over what the inspection entails. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Operating a forklift is a big responsibility. If you don't follow safety guidelines and instructions, you could do major damage to the machinery, merchandise or, even worse, to yourself or fellow employees. Now that we're in the work phase of our operations class, let's go over some of the main traveling and maneuvering actions, as well as, their hazards and recommended practices. We'll cover mounting and dismounting, starting and stopping, operating at speed, steering, turning and changing direction, traveling on inclines, and parking.This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.178.

Operating a forklift is a big responsibility. If you don't follow safety guidelines and instructions, you could do major damage to the machinery, merchandise or, even worse, to yourself or fellow employees. The third stage of operating a forklift is load handling. There are eight steps for safe load handling, all of which have their own safe operating rules, and we'll go through each one in this course: 1. Safe handling preparation 2. Approaching 3. Mast position 4. Fork position 5. Lifting the load 6. Lowering the load 7. High tiering and 8. Loading and unloading trailers.