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We offer classes both at your location, and at our locations in Youngstown and Akron, Ohio. Please visit either of our dealerships or call (888) 952-7536 for more information about forklift operator training. Scroll down to find our daily inspection forms and forklift safety posters to help your employees operate forklifts safely and encourage lift truck awareness in your warehouse.
Our training is conducted by experienced and reliable personnel who understand the abilities, limitations and dangers of all types of material handling equipment, including forklifts and aerial lifts.
OSHA Inspection Process Video – This video, created by OSHA, walks you through what might trigger an OSHA inspection and what to expect should one occur. Stay compliant with regards to forklift and aerial lift operator training with training by Valley Industrial Trucks.
Daily forklift inspections are not only required by OSHA, they’re a smart thing to do. Catch small maintenance issues before they blossom into giant repair and safety hazard nightmares. Feel free to download and copy as needed.
Before you put an employee on one of your lift trucks, you must fully understand their level of experience, what equipment they’ve operated, what conditions they have operated those forklifts under and what, if any, additional training is required to ensure that they are ready to operate YOUR lift trucks under YOUR specific conditions.
Our Forklift Operator Questionnaire helps walk you through the process of asking the questions that will help you determine a plan of action for training your new, or current operators.
Worn or damaged forks reduce your forklift’s safe lifting capacity, creating a dangerous situation for your forklift operators and anyone that works around them.
This form walks you through the process of ensuring your forks are within safe operating parameters. If you find damage or they are worn, and unsafe, contact us at (888) 952-7536.
Download our FREE series of safety posters to help you improve lift truck awareness in your facility.
There are vast differences in teaching forklift operators safe forklift operation and truly training them. This Feature Article highlights the learning process and gives you ideas about what you can do to reinforce your program to ensure actual training is taking place.
There is a distinct difference between teaching someone something, like safe forklift operation, and truly training them how to perform the function safely and efficiently. A robust, comprehensive and ongoing safety training program for your forklift operators provides you with not only protection from potential liabilities, but also enhances your operation.
As managers and owners, we want a safe work environment for all of our employees. Unfortunately, all too often it escapes us. How can we ensure that when we put safety measures in place, they will stay in place as employees come and go in a business climate that is constantly in flux?
Most companies have some sort of forklift operator training program, but we often find that Site-Specific Training (required by OSHA) is not part of the training. This Feature Article discusses in brief, six things you need to consider when implementing site-specific forklift operator training.
Pre-shift inspections are not only required by OSHA, they have proven to lower overall lift truck fleet costs and produce a safer and more productive environment for your operators. This guide will detail what to inspection and how to inspect it to ensure a thorough inspection.
We train forklift operators on a regular basis, and hopefully your forklift operators are trained properly. But what about pedestrians working and visiting your facility? Do they know the potential dangers of forklifts and how to behave around them to minimize the potential for an accident? Our Feature Article highlights what you can do to improve pedestrian safety within your facility.
What are some things you can do to maximize the safety of your employees and those that work around your material handling equipment?
What are the four things most successful companies do to ensure productivity and safety of their forklift fleet.
This video provides a general overview of the OSHA inspection process.
This video walks you through a basic pre-shift inspection, but is not intended to replace the official operator’s manual for your specific truck. Please refer to the operator’s manual for specific information regarding the pre-shift inspection for your model. Always ensure you have read the operator’s manual in its entirety before operating an unfamiliar forklift model.
Visit Our Pre-Shift Inspection Page for free downloads and more.
Blue Safety Light mounts to the rear OHG and alerts pedestrians in your facility that a forklift is approaching by shining a focused blue light on the floor behind the forklift as it backs up.
Trailer Stabilizing Jacks are used to prevent up-ending of semi-trailers when they are not connected to a tractor during loading and unloading operations. Also used to level trailers parked on sloped ground and to prevent landing gear from sinking into a soft surface. High strength steel construction. Flush-type zerk fitting for lubricating ACME screw. Meets OSHA regulations when used with wheel chocks. Yellow powder coat finish for added toughness. Includes reflective collar for visibility at night. Visit the video page for more information.
