Forklift - Inspection and Maintenance
Learning objectives
- Describe your potential scope of responsibilities for forklift inspection and maintenance and give examples of inspection items that are pre-operational, operational, and specific to a particular forklift type
- Describe the hazards associated with refueling or recharging a forklift and list the steps to complete those tasks
- List the steps to remove a forklift from service, explain why facilities typically use professional services to complete most maintenance and repair tasks, and describe a few maintenance and repair tasks your employer might ask you to do
Course overview
This is lesson 5 in a five-part, forklift operator training curriculum. The lessons in the curriculum include Forklift Fundamentals, Stability and Capacity, Load Handling, Safe Driving, and Inspection and Maintenance (this lesson). The lesson will familiarize you with when and how to inspect, refuel, recharge, and lockout/tagout a forklift and will provide an overview of the maintenance and repair process. Specific maintenance schedules and inspection components can be found in the manufacturer-provided operatorrs manual.
- 22 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- Forklift Inspections
- Refueling or Recharging
- Maintenance and Repairs
Regulations
- 29 CFR 1910 - Subpart N - Materials Handling and Storage
- California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Group 4, General Mobile Equipment and Auxiliaries, Article 25, Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Haulage Vehicles, and Earthmoving Equipment, Sections 3650, 3664, Industrial Trucks, General Operating Rules