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Agree with Brian_Parker comments. Training is an exercise to comply of government requirements but day to day "policing of operator habits by supervision is essential. Kinda' like traffic cops. Training begins with classroom like activities and basic forklift function but that is just elementary training the train at the job site is essential and that is up to the employer to follow thru Too many forklift operators bring there less than safe driving habits into the work place. Turn over in employees and changes in job responsibilities will require additional on the job site (e.g. from a loading dock function to storage rack operations or cold storage rooms).. Training is not a once a year thing as employees come and go on a regular basis as noticed in my 41 year tenure in the forklift in the forklift industry - hung up my spurs in 2007. Plus forklift operations will vary from company to company and in s many from forklift to forklift - e.g a paper mill to a marina to a mushroom growing operation or feeding an auto assembly line - one size never fits all. Just my 2 cents worth,
Heck people can't even push a shopping cart up and down the shopping aisles at their favorite grocery store or Walmart Superstore or drive their car in and out the parking lot. Billy Cunnington said it best in his song "God is Great, Beer is Good and People are Crazy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKpQRjj_WbU
  • Posted 22 Nov 2024 21:58
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