The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its existing requirements for powered industrial truck operator training (codified at 29 CFR 1910.178(l)) and issued new requirements to improve the training of these operators.

There a lot of industries that requires an applicant to present a forklift certification before getting a job behind the forklift, with the exception of the agricultural applications. These include construction companies, marine terminals, shipyards, and other industries that need hauling.

Getting a forklift certification are very vital and a trainee's operating performance are being evaluated closely. After the refresher course, evaluations are done at once every 3 years at a minimum.

The objective of a forklift certification is to set guidelines on the proper and safe way of using forklifts. If by chance an operator had an accident in his operation, he needs to attend forklift safety training again. There are others factors that may contribute as to why an accident ensues during operation. These external factors, like the type of truck used, are also a factor.

Forklift certification trainings also can make use of the Internet where trainees access program information by logging in their unique username and password. The training would be a self-study course where there would be a final exam after every course. On top of this, there would also be practical exam where a supervisor would monitor how you would perform. An OSHC, Inc. checklist is provided for in order to evaluate how an individual perform.

How to enroll
1. Choose your course. A supervisor can also enroll you if need additional training.

2. A username and password is provided for each trainee. You can access the course anytime through the Internet. Printing a copy of the course is optional. After each course, there would be quizzes that would prepare you for the final exam.

3. A trainee should pass the final exam then an evaluation by the training manager would follow. The OSHC, Inc. checklist would be the reference when grading a trainee on his performance.

4. The results of the training program would be e-mailed to the trainee after five days. A certificate of completion should be passed to OSHC, Inc. and a wallet card would be immediately mailed to the operator.

Forklift certification lecture course may take 3-4 hours to complete. You are given about 3 months to complete the entire course. The OSHC, Inc. also allow free retake for individuals who did not pass the final exam the first time.