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OSHA Certified Forklift Operator
Our custom program meets the three Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) requirements to receive forklift certification.
Our career training program blends:
- Curriculum meeting OSHA 1910.178 standards
- + Hands-on forklift training and practice
- + A performance evaluation
- = Certified Forklift Operator
Curriculum
- Available in English and Spanish!
- Learn the who, what, when, where & why of forklift operations
- Who can operate a forklift
- What possible workplace hazards to be aware of and safety tips to know for busy worksites
- Work you need to get recertified & when to remove a forklift from service
- Where to find the data plate, report incidents and find relevant OSHA regulations
- Why: Case studies explaining the importance of forklift training
- How to maintain safe operations, prevent tip-overs, starting and stopping
- In less than 2 hours, all of the above topics and more are presented, and then you take your exam.
- You must receive 70% or better to pass the exam
- Multiple exam attempts are allowed!
- No time limit on taking your exam
Forklift Training and Practice
- After you’ve passed the passed the exam, you will receive hands-on forklift operator training
- Safety first! Then, it’s time to get on the forklift and learn to drive
- Starting, stopping and slowing
- Maneuvering at appropriate speeds
- Lifting pallets
- Parking
- Shut off
- Inspection
- Up to 4 hours of practice time
Performance Evaluation
- Lastly, the trainer conducts a performance evaluation utilizing a checklist of safe and proper vehicle usage
- Once the performance evaluation is successfully completed, the trainer signs off on the certificate
- The participant can then show their OSHA Certified Forklift Operator credentials to any employer as evidence of their education and skill set
You receive everything above for the all-inclusive, low price of $275.
Schedule
The last Friday of the month at 9:00AM with exception of November, because of the holiday. An alternate Dec date was given as well due to holiday.
- July 25, 2025
- August 29, 2025
- September 26, 2025
- October 31, 2025
- December 5, 2025
- January 30, 2026
- February 27, 2026
- March 27, 2026
- April 24, 2026
Fee
$275
Location
Houlne Center for Convergent Technology
4141 Mitchell Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 64507