Unlike every other state and territory, the Victorian Labor Government’s WorkSafe authority insists “people who want to operate a non-slewing telehandler with a rated capacity of more than 3 tonnes ...
OSHA Rule 1910.178 (I) requires operators of Class 7 forklifts — more commonly known as telehandlers — to pass an operator's safety training class before they move a single load of drywall or bricks.
Originally published in 2010, this article has been updated. JLG uses an all-encompassing four-step approach to teaching accident avoidance on telehandlers. Here are the steps and the important ...