Keller's new program.

JJ Keller & Associates of Neenah has created a digital forklift operator safety and training program to replace a version last updated in 2008 and originally issued in 2004.

Program resellers will discontinue sales of the older Keller version in mid-March and begin distribution of the new USD365 product at the end of March. Keller is nearing completion of a Spanish version of the program.

"Almost every production company has a big forklift (safety and training) program," says Anthony Lafazia, sales and marketing representative with reseller Compliance and Safety LLC of Middletown, Delaware, a division of Easy Lift Equipment Co Inc.

In addition to Keller, domestic producers of digital, videotape and audio forklift training programs include Marcom Group Ltd of Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania and Digital-2000 Ltd of Stafford, Texas.

The new Keller digital video disc program, titled The Forklift Workshop, covers materials handling equipment basics, inspections, operational practices, charging and refueling, maintenance requirements and hazardous-location procedures. The program satisfies regulatory training requirements for successful participants, incorporates hands-on activity for reinforcement of key concepts and aims to help employers control costs through accident prevention.

The Keller organisation was established in 1953 to provide products to motor carriers and now offers regulatory, consulting, warehousing and insurance underwriting services across a wide range of industries.