Dear Craig,

In response to your questions:

"When you work with experienced operators, do you classify that as refresher training? How long would you say that takes on the average? And the 5% new operators is just training?"

...the short answers are,

YES;

The time depends on the task behavior not yet mastered ; and

New operators get both instruction AND Tested.

New operators usually take significantly more time than experienced operators for the training. This can take at least several days, and can take as much as a month to get them ready to take and pass the full test. Actual timing for a newbie depends on various influences on instructional activities, such as equipment availability, interference from competing task requirements, scheduling, entry-level skill and knowledge of the specific industrial environment, availability of practice materials, etc.

Because the LIFTOR tests are custom designed for both task safety AND speed, everyone, regardless of their skills at entry, emerge as master performers.

This level of job competence (and the required economics to justify it) is NOT for those employers who are satisfied with simple OSHA compliance.

Feel free to contact me for discussion at LIFTOR DOT com.

Best wishes,

Joe Monaco
Founder and CEO
LIFTOR (Lift Truck Operating Resources). com