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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Material Handling Safety Training

A free online resource for material handling safety training is the Mine Safety and Health Administration web site. It includes a section that covers forklifts, hoists, non-powered handling aids, and related topics. The topics covered include:

Mechanical Handling of Materials
Forklifts
Forklift Standards
General Information
Platform Lift Truck
Motorized Hand Truck
Design and Construction
Labels
Overhead Protection
Lights, Engines, Battery Chargers
Operating a Forklift Safely
Clearances, Surface Conditions
Pedestrians
Dockboards
Chocking
Prevent Accidents
Trailers
Securing Trucks/Trailers
Railroad Cars
Powered Industrial Truck Training
Truck Related Topics
Workplace Related Topics
Retraining and Reevaluation
Unauthorized Personnel, Inappropriate Lifting, PPE
Hoists
- Electric Hoist
- Air Hoist
- Hand-Operated Chain Hoist
- Other Hoist-Related Links
Hand Trucks and Carts
Jacks, "Porta-Powers," "Come-Alongs," Etc.
Risk Assessment

The online instruction is followed by a review section and then a three part quiz.

Labels: Industrial Safety, Safety Training