POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK TRAINING

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POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK TRAINING

• THE NEW PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARD

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WHY?

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

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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

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STEPS TO IMPLEMENTATION

• IDENTIFY AND LIST THE TYPES OF
• VEHICLES AND ATTACHMENTS USED
• IDENTIFY VEHICLE OPERATORS
• IDENTIFY HAZARDS

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STEPS contd

• ASSESS HAZARDS
• CONTROL HAZARDS, ELIMINATE OR REDUCE RISK
• IMPLEMENT TRAINING

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HAZARDS

• UNIQUE TO VEHICLE
• LIFT HEIGHT
• SPEED
• STABILITY
• STEERING
• VISIBILITY

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HAZARDS

• AISLES
• VIEW
• FLOORS
• BLADES
• LIGHTING
• PEDESTRIANS

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HAZARDS

• MATERIALS HANDLING
• VEHICLE CONDITON
• WORK PRACTICES

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ADMINISTRATION

• ONLY PERSONS WITH VALID DRIVERS LICENSE
• LIMIT NUMBER OF FLT DRIVERS
• ISSUE PLANT FLT LICENSE

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ADMINISTRATION

• FLT INSPECTION PROGRAM
• MONITOR DRIVER PERFORMANCE
• DEMERRIT SYSTEM

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RE-TRAINING

• DRIVING UNSAFELY
• ACCIDENT OR NEAR-MISS
• DOES NOT PASS EVALUATION
• CONDITIONS CHANGE IN WORKPLACE

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RE-TRAINING

• ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT TYPE OF TRUCK
• EVALUATE OPERATORS PERFORMANCE EVERY 3 YEARS
• Refresher course every 3 years (not required)

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CERTIFICATION

• EMPLOYER MUST CERTIFY THAT EACH EQUIPMENT
  OPERATOR HAS BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED AND EVALUATED