Refresher training

Forklift safety isn’t just a subject for new operator training, it’s for experienced operators, too, who must be recertified every three years.

Refresher training must be conducted so employees retain the ability to safely operate a truck. Retraining should also be used if there is reason to believe that unsafe acts have been committed, an accident or near-miss occurs, an evaluation reveals a deficiency, an operator is assigned to a different type of truck, or a workplace condition changes that would effect the truck operation.

Evaluations of each operator's performance are required as part of the initial and refresher training, at least once every three years.

Refresher training is essential to keep your operators legally certified to operate forklift trucks.

The official OSHA guideline “requires an evaluation of each forklift operator’s performance at least once every three years … [it] requires operator training to include formal instruction, practical training and performance (hands-on) evaluation.