Rob Vetter, author of YOUR FOCUS blogs, industry blogs on Forkliftaction

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Rob Vetter is technical director and managing partner with the Ives Training Group, in Blaine, WA, USA, a leader in North American mobile equipment training systems since 1981.

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Safety First - 12 Oct 2006 (#281)

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Somebody restrain me If I hear one more person squawk about use of seatbelts by forklift operators I'm going to scream. It has been more than 20 years since major manufacturers began outfitting units with seatbelts and more than 10 since the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) made it standard for manufacturers to supply them and users to use them.

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Safety First - 14 Sep 2006 (#277)

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Training is not just for operators A colleague read an article in the Seattle Times that described the high turnover rate among forklift operator jobs as being "...characteristic of jobs requiring little or no prior or formal training". This assertion is wrong.

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Safety First - 17 Aug 2006 (#273)

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Site and equipment training must be specific Training delivered on any equipment other than that which the operator is assigned to use is not acceptable. Any performance evaluation performed outside the operator's workplace is not acceptable. Those kinds of operator training are non-compliant and therefore unacceptable.

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Safety First - 20 Jul 2006 (#269)

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The evaluation process Your training efforts will eventually lead to an evaluation in which trainees demonstrate their knowledge and/or skills. However, a successful evaluation does not necessarily mean no further training is required.

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Safety First - 22 Jun 2006 (#265)

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Are they getting it? As a trainer, you must take deliberate, calculated steps in the classroom and in the field to evaluate your trainees' level of understanding.

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Safety First - 18 May 2006 (#260)

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Why train? Forkliftaction.com News is pleased to have Rob Vetter join us as a Safety First contributor. He has more than 20 years' experience in mobile equipment training systems and is currently the technical director of Ives Training Group in Blaine, Washington, USA. In his inaugural column, Rob brings us back to to basics by giving succinct answers to the question: "Why train?" If you are interested in writing for Forkliftaction.com News, please email www.forkliftaction.com

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