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Using the Google search engine, Google: powered industrial trucks 1910.178

Click on the osha.gov 1910.178 url (uniform resource locator)

Also click on the osha.gov 1910.178 App A url.

The training requirements in this standard are the same for construction, general industry, and maritime occupations.

The training requirements start with 1910.178(l) (operator training).

The certification requirements are spelled out in 1910.178(l)(6) (certification).

If you click on the blue highlighted numbers in the on-line osha standard, it will bring up osha interpretations for that topic which you can click on for additional information.

The advertisements you see for "certified forklift operators" indicate how ignorant employers are of the OSHA requirements.