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Forklift Operator Knowledge & Skill Evaluation

Forklift operator knowledge and skills evaluation certification

BASIC Knowledge and Skills Recertification Program

Other Trainers Charge: $119.00

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Training Code: FORKLIFTEVAL

Skill Introduction

Skill Reviews

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OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.178 requires employers evaluate an forklift / powered industrial truck operator's knowledge and skills every 3 years. The forklift code does not specifically require a full recertification of the forklift / equipment operator as long as he / she meets safe forklift operating guidelines and that their workplace has not changed and that no new equipment has been introduced to the workplace that they would be required to operate.

The BASIC Forklift Knowledge and Skills Evaluation Certification program provides employers with the ability to remain OSHA compliant by evaluating their forklift equipment operator's knowledge and operating skills as required by OSHA. This is NOT a training program and no instruction or reviews will be provided to operator's before the evaluations begin.

Cost of the BASIC Forklift Knowledge and Skills Evaluation Certification is only $45 per operator. This is a pass / fail evaluation of the forklift / powered industrial truck operator's knowledge and performance skills. There is a minimum of 5 operators required for the BASIC Forklift Knowledge and Skills Evaluation Certification program. If you do not meet the minimum program size a $100 additional fee may apply, please call our Customer Service team at 1-800-277-2267 for assistance.

Our BASIC Forklift Knowledge and Skills Evaluation Certification program is performed at the employer's location. Our instructor will deliver an operator's written exam and equipment skills evaluation.

A member of our Customer Service team will contact you once your order has been received, to schedule appropriate training dates, times and locations. Conditions and restrictions apply for the BASIC Forklift Knowledge and Skills Evaluation Certification program. Southern California employers are eligible to participate in this program at this time. Arrangements for delivering the program outside of our local service area may be made. All travel and lodging expenses are the responsibility of the employer.

Does OSHA Require Employers to Train or Evaluate Knowledge and Skills Every Three Years?

OSHA requires employers to perform an evaluation of their forklift & powered industrial truck operators knowledge and skills every three years, as long as they do not fall under the requirements mandating refresher forklift & powered industrial truck training under OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii). While most employers choose to perform the full forklift & powered industrial truck classroom portion of the training over for their operators and then perform skill evaluations after that, OSHA only requires that an operator's knowledge and skills be evaluated every (3) three years. Now, an operator who does not pass a knowledge or skills evaluation should be required to complete full retraining.

What If I have an Operator that had an Accident Recently? Can He Participate in the BASIC Evaluation?

It really depends on how long ago the accident occurred and the type / severity of the accident. As a matter of policy employers should be mandating refresher training for operators who have had equipment related accidents. Askthesafetyman requires any operator who has been involved in an equipment accident complete a full forklift & powered industrial truck refresher training as he / she has demonstrated performance defficencies and OSHA would probably agree.

Does an Operator Have to Complete the Knowledge and Skills Evaluation or can they Just Do the Skills Evaluation Only?

Employers are, per OSHA, required to evaluate the forklift & powered industrial truck operator's knowledge and skills. You cannot measure an operator's knowledge unless you test him or her. You, as the employer, also need to ensure that you have all of the appropriate records and documents on file clearly illustrating the forklift & powered industrial truck knowledge and skills evaluations were completed and the results of those evaluations. This will help protect you from OSHA fines and citations.

Summary

Askthesafetyman.com provides employers the ability to remain in compliance with OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.178 by providing the minimum forklift & powered industrial truck knowledge and skills evaluation, every three years, as required in the OSHA code. This program works well for employers with a large number of forklift & powered industrial truck operators who work on the equipment frequently. Our certified instructors will perform the operator's knowledge and skills evaluation at the employer's site. Your forklift & powered industrial truck operators will be given a written exam which serves to validate their knowledge of proper / safe forklift & powered industrial truck equipment operation. Passing score of 70% is required for this portion of the evaluation. Once the operators have passed the written exam and their knowledge has been evaluated and verified, the instructor will perform the skills evaluation on each piece of equipment the operator is currently certified to operate.

All forklift & powered industrial truck operators who successfully passed both the knowledge and skills evaluations will be issued a Knowledge and Skills Evaluation certificate and license. While this program works very well to save time and money employers must keep in mind that operators who do not pass any portion of the evaluation will not receive recertification. No refunds or discounts are provided for operators who do not pass the forklift & powered industrial truck evaluation.

Minimum attendance required is 5 operators; otherwise a $100 additional fee will apply. Employer is required to make all required equipment and space available to conduct the knowledge and skills reviews. Employer receives the original copies of all written knowledge and skills evaluation documentation for incorporation into the facilities training records.

The BASIC Knowledge and Skills Evaluations program time varies and is dependent upon the amount of time the operator requires to complete the written exam, the number of different types of equipment the operator requires evaluation on and the number of operators in the evaluation program.

For larger groups, our instructors will divide the evaluation certification candidates into smaller groups to permit better workforce scheduling while evaluations are being conducted. Thereby allowing for better operations management and scheduling while evaluations are being conducted.

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Does OSHA Require Employers to Train or Evaluate Knowledge and Skills Every Three Years?

What If I have an Operator that had an Accident Recently? Can He Participate in the BASIC Evaluation?

Does an Operator Have to Complete the Knowledge and Skills Evaluation or can they Just Do the Skills Evaluation Only?