Important General Issues Affecting Safe Operation And Use Of The Industrial Truck; Training, Certification And Permission To Operate The Truck - Jungheinrich EKS 314 Manual De Instrucciones

4 Important general issues affecting safe operation and use of the industrial
truck
4.1

Training, certification and permission to operate the truck

Permission to operate: Industrial trucks shall be operated only by persons who have
been trained in the operation of trucks and who have demonstrated pursuant to 29
CFR 1910.178 to their employer their capability of safely and competently operating
the truck and moving and handling loads, and who have been expressly authorized
by their employer or his representative to operate the truck.
Operators must be qualified in terms of visual, auditory, physical and mental ability at
the time of operation in order to operate the truck safely.
Prohibition of unauthorized use: The operator is responsible for the industrial truck
during working time and he/she must forbid unauthorized persons to drive or operate
the industrial truck.
Operator training: Personnel who have not been trained to operate powered indus-
trial trucks may operate a truck for the purposes of training only, and only under the
direct supervision of the trainer. This training should be conducted in an area away
from other trucks, obstacles and pedestrians.
The operator training program must comply with 29 CFR 1910.178 and shall include
instruction with and careful study of the manufacturer's operating instructions and
procedures, the owner's regulations for the site where the trainee will operate the in-
dustrial truck, the area's operating conditions and the particularities of the industrial
truck to be operated by the trainee. All new operators must participate in the training
program, regardless of their former experience.
The training program communicate or provide for the following:
– The importance of careful selection of the operator, considering their physical qual-
ifications, job attitude and aptitude.
– An emphasis on safety of stock, equipment, operator, and other personnel, includ-
ing citing of rules and why they were formulated.
– The basic fundamentals of industrial trucks and components as related to safety,
i.e. loading, mechanical limitations, stability, braking force etc.
– An introduction to equipment, control locations and functions, explanations of how
they work when used properly, and problems when used improperly.
– Supervised practice designed to simulate actual operations, i.e. loading, etc., which
the operator will be authorized to perform.
– Refresher courses, which may be condensed versions of the primary course, and
periodic, "on-the-job" operator evaluation.
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