1. FHM TRAINING TOOLS
This training presentation is part of FHM’s commitment to creating and keeping safe workplaces.
Be sure to check out all the training programs that are specific to your industry.

2. Powered Industrial Truck Training

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

4. 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

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

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

7. Hazards UNIQUE TO VEHICLE LIFT HEIGHT SPEED STABILITY STEERING
VISIBILITY

8. Hazards
AISLES
VIEW
FLOORS
BLADES
LIGHTING
PEDESTRIANS

9. Hazards
MATERIALS HANDLING
VEHICLE CONDITON
WORK PRACTICES

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

11. Administration FLT INSPECTION PROGRAM MONITOR DRIVER PERFORMANCE
DEMERRIT SYSTEM

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

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

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