Fork Truck 29 CFR 1910.178

www.csem.com offers Powered industrial truck safety training classes often times addressed as Fork Truck License, or Fork Truck Certification addressed in specific standards for the general industry, construction, marine terminals, and longshoring. OSHA standards, Federal Register documents (rules, proposed rules, and notices), directives (instructions for compliance officers), and standard interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the standards) related to powered industrial trucks. OSHA compliance information that applies including: Loading and Unloading, Working with Hazardous Materials, and Vehicle Maintenance. For additional citation information by industry group, see Frequently Cited OSHA Standards. Standards published by other federal agencies, as well as, consensus standards related to powered industrial truck hazards are included for reference.

General Industry (29 CFR 1910)

• 178, Powered industrial trucks
  • 178(a)(2)(General design and construction standards)
  • 178(a)(3)(Labeling)
  • 178(a)(7)(Approved truck)
  • 178(f)(1)(Storage and handling of liquid fuels)
  • 178(f)(2)(Storage and handling of liquid petroleum gas)
  • 178(i)(1)(Carbon monoxide levels)
  • 178(j)(Dockboards)

Marine Terminals (29 CFR 1917)

• 43, Powered industrial trucks
• 44, General rules applicable to vehicles
• 50, Certification exception for powered industrial trucks (see also mandatory appendix I, of this part)
• Longshoring Industry(PDF). OSHA Publication 2232 (2001). Contains all the safety and health standards concerning the marine terminal and longshoring industries, as contained in 29 CFR 1917 and 29 CFR 1918 as of June 30, 2000.

Longshoring (29 CFR 1918)

• 65, Mechanically powered vehicles used aboard vessels
• Longshoring Industry(PDF). OSHA Publication 2232 (2001). Contains all the safety and health standards concerning the marine terminal and longshoring industries, as specified by 29 CFR 1917 and 29 CFR 1918 as of June 30, 2000.

OSHA Federal Registers

• Powered Industrial Trucks. Notice 70:57146 (September 30, 2005). Describes corrections to 29 CFR 1910.178.
• Powered Industrial Trucks. Final Rules 68:32637-32638 (June 2, 2003). States that 29 CFR 1910.178(m)(12)is unenforceable by OSHA. This technical amendment deleted a provision of the Powered Industrial Trucks Standard covering the use of powered industrial trucks to lift personnel. It was deleted because it was invalidly promulgated from a non-mandatory provision of a national consensus standard.
• Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training; Final Rule. Final Rules 63:66237-66274 (December 1, 1998). Revises existing requirements for powered industrial truck operator training (codified at 29 CFR 1910.178(l)) and issues new requirements to improve the training of these operators.
• Search all available Federal Registersfor powered industrial trucks

OUTLINE:

• Introduction
• Know Your Lift Truck
• Fork Lift Physics
• Lift Truck Operation
• Lift Truck Safety
• Maintenance
• Refueling and Recharging