Forklift school training courses in Cedar Rapids, IA (public, in-house or online)

This class includes classroom presentation, hands-on training and testing in various types of lifts, power lifts, lift-truck operations, and inspection of lift trucks. Participants will receive certification meeting OSHA requirements upon successful completion.

When you complete this lesson, you will be able to adhere to the safe practices and procedures that minimize the hazards of operating forklifts and other powered industrial trucks in the workplace.

Describe supervisor responsibilities.
Identify operator training requirements.
Describe the components of a lift truck.
Apply safe operating rules.
Describe proper load handling.

This course presents material on the safe operation of powered industrial trucks, also known as fork trucks, lift trucks or forklifts. Among material handling equipment, none are as common as the forklift.

Course Learning Objectives:

Lesson 1: Types of Forklifts
Lesson 2: Forklift Regulations
Lesson 3: Inspections and Records
Lesson 4: Anatomy
Lesson 5: Operator’s Manual and Warning Label
Lesson 6: Battery Hazards & Care
Lesson 7: Forklift Chassis
Lesson 8: Mas...

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Lurking in your manufacturing plants, creeping around your docks, and looming on your construction sites is an untold danger. Weighing more than a car, and possessing the power to lift even more, they can bring down the house with one wrong move. Forklifts! That`s right; poorly trained forklift operators and poor training for those who must work around them cause significant property damage, injuries, and the deaths every year. Our course forms the cornerstone of training, not only to comply wit...

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In this course, you will demonstrate awareness of safe forklift operation principles by identifying basic key features on the lift, recognizing the technical components of forklift operation, listing safe load handling and driving practices, stating general safety rules, and inspecting and maintaining lift equipment.

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In this course, you will demonstrate awareness of safe forklift operation principles by identifying basic key features on the lift, recognizing the technical ...

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