 Forklift Operator Safety Training Programs
Our Mission
Each year, millions of dollars in lost productivity occurs due, in large part, to improperly trained equipment operators and maintenance staff. As demonstrated by the estimated 19,000 forklift related OSHA investigated accidents, approximately 500 of those accidents resulted in a fatality.
As an industry leader, Pacific Material Handling Solutions, Inc. offers training programs to educate each operator in the safe work practices involved in operating a forklift.
Our Team
We hire the best instructors, and frequently update their training, to provide you with quality training and excellent customer service your company demands.
Our Training
We make every effort to accommodate and customize training to your needs. We understand the value of education and training. We offer an array of training packages to keep you and your company OSHA compliant.
Our Certification
Each operator we train is required to take a certification test and a hands-on evaluation to receive a certificate.
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Need to know OSHA or your state requirements?
OSHA requires training for all operators of forklifts and aerial platforms.
Need to renew your certificate?
OSHA and each state run counterparts, require Forklift Safety re-certification every 3 years or, in the event of an accident or near miss of recordable value.
No problem, we can help.
Training is advisory in nature, informational in content and is intended to assist employers in supplying a safe and healthful workplace.
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Programs Available 
FORKLIFT OPERATOR TRAINING:
- Your facility or ours.
- One four-hour session available Monday - Friday, 8:00am– 4:30pm
- Class size up to 20.
AERIAL PLATFORM OPERATOR TRAINING:
- One five-hour session available Monday - Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
- Class size up to 10.
TRAIN THE TRAINER TRAINING:
- 3 years of unlimited certification for your operators.
- Additional training support and materials are available
- One eight-hour session available Monday - Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm.
- Class size up to 5.
LOCK-OUT TAG-OUT TRAINING
- One 2-3 hour session.
- Class size up to 20.
FALL PROTECTION TRAINING
- One 2-3 hour class on fall protection techniques and safety equipment.
- Class size up to 20.
FORKLIFT WORKPLACE SAFETY TRAINING
- One 2-3 hour session educating non-operators of safe workplace practices.
- Class size up to 20.
SAFETY EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATION
- Scheduled to fit your time constraints.
- Includes a walking evaluation of your facilities followed by a list of recommendations based on OSHA guidelines.
- Time required will vary due to facility size.
FORKLIFT TECHNICIAN TRAINING:
- 2-4 days (16-hour to 32 hour sessions depending on subjects and scope)
- Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30pm Additional times may be available with special arrangement (for an additional fee.)
- Mandatory equipment safety course is included with all training classes.
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Topics Available for Training
I.C.E. (Internal Combustion Engine) Products
- Equipment Overview
- Engine (Fuel Systems, Cooling Systems, General Theory and Repair)
- Drive train (Transmission Diagnostics and Maintenance, Differentials)
- Mast and hydraulics (Theory and Practice, Mast Systems, Valves and cylinders)
- Brake systems (Disk, Drum and Wet Brakes)
- Frame and axel
- EPA / CARB tier 1 and 2
Electric Products
- Equipment Overview
- Battery and charger (Theory and Maintenance)
- AC/DC control systems (Theory and Diagnostics)
- Brake systems (Disk, Drum and Wet Brakes)
- Frame and axel
- Mast and hydraulics (Theory and Practice, Mast Systems, Valves and cylinders)
Customer Expectations – Results from Training
- Increased productivity
- Reduced repair cost
- Improved employees ability to perform correct routine maintenance on equipment
- Assurance of safer operating equipment
- Greater understanding of equipment functions, diagnostic procedures and requirements
Program Packages Include
- Classroom instruction with video, lecture and discussion
- Written instruction with testing
- Hands-on instruction and evaluation
- Certificate and a wallet size ID issued upon passing test (Forklift Operator, Aerial Platform, Train the Trainer Only)
Customer Responsibility
- Provide a classroom setting
- Provide equipment in good working condition for hands-on evaluation of a typical workplace setting with all required
- safety equipment and an average load for testing.
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