Who Should Participate:

  • Persons designated as in-house PIT trainers
  • Safety Managers
  • Training Managers
  • Anyone needing to evaluate their existing PIT training program
  • All new hires must receive training prior to driving a truck.

Schedule: 1-Day

Objective:

  • Understand the required elements of an effective PIT training program
  • Be familiar with the OSHA PIT standard, 29 CFR 1910.178
  • Be able to identify common workplace hazards associated with PIT operation
  • Be able to develop an OSHA compliant PIT training program specifically for your facility or location

Program Outline:

  • OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck standard, 1910.178
  • Designing a PIT operator training  program
  • Why training is necessary
  • ANSI/ASME safe operating rules
  • Relevant standards, codes and truck classifications
  • Identifying site specific training concerns
  • Daily inspection lists for specific truck types
  • Refueling and recharging concerns
  • Traveling, loading, unloading, and maneuvering PIT
  • Written and operating performance evaluations

*The Course Workbook includes a fully reproducible section which can be used to create overhead slides for training purposes. Slides address:

  • Powered Industrial Trucks vs Automobile
  • Controls and Instrumentation
  • Power operations and maintenance
  • Steering and maneuverability
  • Visibility
  • Forks and attachments
  • Capacity
  • Stability
  • Daily inspection
  • Refueling/charging batteries
  • Manufacturers warnings

  • Floor surfaces
  • Probable loads
  • Load stability
  • Load manipulation
  • Pedestrian traffic
  • Narrow aisles/restricted operations
  • Hazardous locations
  • Ramps or sloped surfaces
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Carbon monoxide warnings