The purpose of Western Michigan University’s Powered Industrial Truck Safety program is to prevent accidents resulting from unsafe operation of powered industrial trucks. Western Michigan’s program ...

Powered industrial trucks (PITs), commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used in many different types of industries. PITs are primarily used to move large objects or a number of smaller objects ...

OSHA's standards for Powered Industrial Trucks at 29 CFR 1910.178 require all forklift operators to receive a combination of formal instruction and hands-on experience. Formal training can be made up ...

OSHA recently announced that it is considering whether it should revise the powered industrial trucks standards for general, construction, and maritime industries. Powered industrial trucks include ...

On March 11, 2019, OSHA issued a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking comments and information from stakeholders regarding the use of powered industrial trucks (PITs) for ...

Powered industrial trucks, more commonly known as forklifts, are the worker bees in many manufacturing and warehousing operations. Although primarily used to move materials, they also can be used to ...

Powered Industrial Truck Safety provides an overview of safety topics related to forklifts and other PITs. OSHA has many standards surrounding the use of PITs in the workplace for operators, ...

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