Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklift)
1-Day | Safety & Awareness Course Number: PIT-101
This one-day Safety & Awareness course provides foundational instruction for entry-level operators, warehouse personnel, supervisors, and employees who work around forklifts or other PIT equipment.
Participants learn OSHA regulatory fundamentals, truck classifications, and safe operating principles. Core instruction includes stability concepts such as the stability triangle, center-of-gravity movement, and the primary causes of forklift tip-overs and load incidents. Emphasis is placed on pedestrian safety, traffic control, inspection awareness, and fueling/battery charging practices.
A written knowledge evaluation confirms comprehension of essential safety principles.
Highlights
- OSHA PIT regulatory overview and operator responsibilities
- Forklift classifications and intended uses
- Stability triangle and center-of-gravity fundamentals
- Pre-use inspection awareness and hazard recognition
- Pedestrian safety and traffic management concepts
- Fueling and battery charging safety practices
- Written knowledge evaluation
2-Day | Operator Training & Evaluation Course Number: PIT-102
This two-day program delivers full operator-level training and formal qualification evaluation in alignment with OSHA requirements.
Day One expands on awareness-level content and introduces deeper instruction in load handling, capacity/data plate interpretation, and equipment limitations. Participants review attachment impact awareness, stacking and unstacking techniques, visibility limitations, and safe maneuvering strategies.
Highlights
- Full OSHA PIT operator training framework
- Capacity/data plate interpretation and load handling
- Stacking, unstacking, and maneuvering techniques
- Ramp, dock, and uneven surface controls
- Attachment and equipment limitation awareness
- Expanded inspection and operating procedures
- Written knowledge test plus hands-on operator evaluation
- Documented operator qualification records
Train-the-Trainer Programs Seminars
Instructor Development • Internal Qualification • Compliance-Ready Training Systems
All Train-the-Trainer seminars are offered in person or virtually and prepare experienced personnel to deliver, evaluate, and document internal safety and operator training programs with confidence and consistency.
Powered Industrial Truck (Forklift) — Train-the-Trainer (2-Day) Course Number: TPIT-106
Prepares trainers to conduct forklift operator training and evaluations. Covers stability principles, inspections, capacity plates, driving evaluation methods, coaching techniques, and operator qualification documentation systems.
