This Forklift Safety for Supervisors online training program is designed to prepare frontline supervisors and lead hands to properly promote and enforce safe forklift operation in the workplace.
Who This Training Program Is For
This training program is intended for individuals responsible for overseeing forklift operations and the operators performing them, including:
- General industry supervisors directly overseeing forklift operators on the floor.
- Construction supervisors and superindentants responsible for forklift and telehandler operation on active construction sites.
- Shift supervisors and team leads responsible for operator conduct and safe operation during their shift.
- Warehouse, distribution, and operations supervisors accountable for forklift safety in their area.
- Lead hands and working supervisors who oversee operators while also performing related work.
- Employers establishing or strengthening supervisor accountability within their forklift safety program.
- Government agency and public works department managers and supervisors
The program covers forklift operator fundamentals plus supervisor-specific instrution on observing operations, recognizing and addressing unsafe behavior, intervening effectively, and supporting your forklift safety program.
This program also includes the full forklift operator training course to ensure alignment with operator requirements and awards supervisor an operator’s certificate in addition to the Supervisor Safety Certificate.
Aligned with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178, ANSI B56.1, and the CSA B335-25 Safety Standard for Lift Trucks and focused on the knowledge and oversight responsibilities required of supervisors.
The forklift operator online training program is designed to build the knowledge and decision-making skills workers need to operate equipmenty safely and in compliance with OSHA, ANSI, and CSA standards.
Organized into five progressive modules, the program builds from forklift fundamentals and equipment knowledge through to safe operation, load handling, and refueling and recharging procedures. Each module concludes with a knowledge assessment to confirm comprehension and understanding before allowing operators to advance to the next module.
Part 1: Course Introduction & Overview
- Course Introduction
- The Importance of Forklift Safety
- What Comes First?
Part 2: Forklift Fundamentals (Operator Training)
- Forklift Introduction & Overview
- Equipment, Anatomy, and Components
- Stability and Capacity
- General Forklift Operation and Safety
- Refueling and Recharging
Part 3: Forklift Safety Programs
- Assessing Risk
- Forklift Safety Devices
- Maintenance and Inspections
- Ensuring Compliance
- Preventive Maintenance
Part 4: Forklift Training Programs
- Who’s Responsible for Training
- Training Frequency
- Forklift Training Methods
- Who Can Train & Evaluate Operators
Part 5: Forklift Safety Promotion and Enforcement
- Your Role as a Supervisor
- Promoting Forklift Safety
- Enforcement & Progressive Discipline
- Responding to Employee Concerns
The forklift safety for supervisors online training program is designed in alignment with the following forklift safety standards and regulatory requirements:
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks
- ANSI B56.1 – Safety Standard for Low, High Lift Trucks
- CSA B335-25 – Safety Standard for Lift Trucks
Because employers are required to comply with these standards (OSHA and ANSI in the USA, and CSA in Canada), training and certifications that have been aligned with them are seen as more valuable than those that have not been.
Supervisor Forklift Training Requirements
Even though supervisor may no operate forklifts themselves, they are required to receive training to help ensure they can carry out their safety duties and responsibilities in alignment with the standards and regulations. Essentially, employers must ensure supervisors are competent to oversee forklift operations.
This course helps employer meet this obligation.
