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What skills do you need to have to operate a forklift?

I've seen many businesses that use forklifts, and I was wondering what skills are needed to operate one. #career #construction

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Ken’s Answer

Perhaps this link will provide your answer: ## https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/material-moving-machine-operators.htm ##

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John’s Answer

Common Sense, driver's license, and the ability to read english - operators manual. Forklift operation can be taught in one day. Not really tough but those darn machines tend to tip-over if you are not paying attention to the site/location you are working on , don't wear the seat-belt, and speed. As an OSHA related inspector I have done my share to forklift screw-up accident scenes, lucky no one was killed but injured.

Go on the OSHA web site...
156 Forklift Safety: Basic - OSHAcademy free online training
https://oshatrain.org/courses/mods/156e.html

Free Training. Access 100% of our training material for FREE, including the study guide, module quizzes, course activities and resources, ... safety while servicing a forklift; This course is not designed to be a substitute for operator training in the operation of specific forklifts in a specific workplace as required by OSHA regulations but should give you an idea.

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