Dear Jay Vee,

If you are still planning a trip to the US for forklift training information, please consider a visit to the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Technical Data Center. As a result of their work on the latest "powered industrial truck operator training" rule, they accumulated, not only official government information on why the new OSHA training rule was put into affect, but also there is written testimony from many experienced US trainers; video and text materials of complete training programs from many Manufactures; and, of course, the hearing transcript (...if you dare read its 400+ pages of oral testimony and administrative law procedings) The OSHA Technical Data Center offers a comprehensive understanding of how and why regulatory-based trainig is performed in the United States. If you go to the Technical Data Center in Washington, ask to see ALL the files on "DOL Docket #S-008; Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training.). My experience is that they are quite responsive and helpful, there. For Information on the "Full Text of Testimony" that I submitted during the S-008 Hearing, surf to LIFTOR DOT COM.

Best wishes,

Joe Monaco
LIFTOR DOT COM
732-563-4430