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Powered Industrial Truck Training

Why? WILL PREVENT 11 FATALITIES 9,500 INJURIES EMPLOYER COST SAVINGS OF $135 MILLION 83 million medical, wc, lost production 52 accident property damage

When? FINAL RULE EFFECTIVE MARCH 1999 TRAINING ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 1999 FOR EXISTING EMPLOYEES WHO OPERATE POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1999 PRIOR TO ASSIGNING EMPLOYEE TO TRUCK

Steps to Implementation IDENTIFY AND LIST THE TYPES OF VEHICLES AND ATTACHMENTS USED IDENTIFY VEHICLE OPERATORS IDENTIFY HAZARDS

Steps (cont’d) ASSESS HAZARDS CONTROL HAZARDS, ELIMINATE OR REDUCE RISK IMPLEMENT TRAINING

Hazards UNIQUE TO VEHICLE LIFT HEIGHT SPEED STABILITY STEERING VISIBILITY

Hazards AISLES VIEW FLOORS BLADES LIGHTING PEDESTRIANS

Hazards MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE CONDITON WORK PRACTICES

Administration ONLY PERSONS WITH VALID DRIVERS LICENSE LIMIT NUMBER OF FLT DRIVERS ISSUE PLANT FLT LICENSE

Administration FLT INSPECTION PROGRAM MONITOR DRIVER PERFORMANCE DEMERRIT SYSTEM

Re-Training DRIVING UNSAFELY ACCIDENT OR NEAR-MISS DOES NOT PASS EVALUATION CONDITIONS CHANGE IN WORKPLACE

Re-Training ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT TYPE OF TRUCK EVALUATE OPERATOR’S PERFORMANCE EVERY YEAR

Certification EMPLOYER MUST CERTIFY THAT EACH EQUIPMENT OPERATOR HAS BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED AND EVALUATED