Forklift Training and Certification Instructions

If you have already successfully completed our forklift train the trainer course and have received your certification of completion, please proceed to the step by step instructions listed below to begin training, evaluating and certifying your forklift operators.

If you would like to learn how to train, evaluate and certify your forklift operators as specified by OSHA’s powered industrial truck standard, please register for one of our forklift train the trainer classes today.

Click on the following link Forklift Train the Trainer Course for more information on how to register for our next training class.

IMPORTANT: Instructors using this guide must have the knowledge, training and experience to train operators and evaluate their competence with the specific type of forklifts being used. The instructor should have significant experience operating your company’s forklifts, knowledge of forklift safe work practices and understand forklift manufacturer safe operating recommendations.

This training program is AWARENESS LEVEL and does not authorize any person to perform work or validate their level of competency; it must be supplemented with operation and process-specific assessments and training, as well as management oversight, to assure that all training is understood and followed.

Your organization should conduct an evaluation of all exposures and applicable codes and regulations. In addition, establish proper controls, training, and protective measures to effectively control exposures and assure compliance.

This program is neither a determination that the conditions and practices of your organization are safe, nor a warranty that reliance upon this program will prevent accidents and losses or satisfy all local, state, or federal regulations.