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Forklift Training

Forklift Operator Training - Make a Difference in Worker Safety

Make safety your top priority. Have your operators and trainers work with our preferred training partner, Forklift Training Systems, for OSHA-compliant training.

Forklift Training Systems

For more than 25 years, Forklift Training Systems has been a national provider of industry-leading and OSHA-compliant safety training for operators and trainers of powered industrial trucks, mobile elevating work platforms, and yard trucks/spotters.

Experienced class instructors provide a combination of hands-on learning and classroom education at their training facilities, remotely via Zoom/Microsoft Teams, or at customer locations.

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This class was great. The trainer went over everything in deep detail. It made me aware of lots of stuff that happens that could be prevented. I feel like me and my team will be more prepared going forward with our training.

Brandon Z.

Advantages of Training with Forklift Training Systems

Available Training Classes

Forklift Operator Training Option 3

Forklift Operator Training

This 5–8-hour class can help ensure operators meet the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178 standard. Throughout the class, instructors cover forklift fundamentals, operator skills and responsibilities, pedestrian safety, hazard recognition, legal liability, and more. Operators learn through classroom instruction, written testing, and hands-on evaluations that must be completed on the customer’s forklifts at their facility per OSHA requirements.

MEWP Operator Training Option 2

Mobile Elevating Work Platform Operator (MEWP) Training

This 5–8-hour class can help ensure that operators meet both ANSI and OSHA training requirements. Other areas of training include operator skills and responsibilities, MEWP fundamentals, review of components and controls, proper operation, and inspection requirements. Operators learn through classroom instruction, written testing, and hands-on evaluations that must be completed on the customer’s equipment at their facility per OSHA requirements.

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Yard Truck Operator Training

This 8-hour class provides operators with procedures for safely operating a yard truck and focuses on the OSHA standards for non-highway tractors through classroom instruction, written testing, and hands-on evaluation within a controlled environment. This class is not DOT or CDL operator training.

Forklift Train The Trainer

Forklift Train-the-Trainer

This 2-day class is for safety professionals, supervisors, or anyone who trains forklift operators. It covers the required training elements as part of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178 standard, which requires trainers to have the knowledge, training, and experience to train operators and evaluate their competency. Trainers will learn how to conduct required training, identify core characteristics of a successful training class, evaluate performance in the workplace, and emphasize changing operator behavior.

MEWP Train the Trainer

Mobile Elevating Work Platform Train-the-Trainer

This 1-day class is for safety professionals, supervisors, and anyone who trains MEWP operators. It covers the required training elements for trainers as part of OSHA and ANSI standards, which require trainers to have the knowledge, training, and experience to train operators and evaluate their competency. Trainers will learn how to conduct required training, identify core characteristics of a successful training class, evaluate performance in the workplace, and emphasize changing operator behavior.

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Yard Truck Train-the-Trainer

This 2-day course prepares safety professionals, supervisors, and experienced operators to train yard truck operators in compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178. The class covers effective training methods, performance evaluation, and behavior-based safety. Prior equipment experience is required. This is not DOT or CDL training.

OSHA 10 & 30 Outreach (General Industry)

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