Operating A Telehandler Safely – [Complete Video Training Kit]
$239
This telehandler safety video is a necessary training course for your employees operating this industrial equipment. The Telehandler is a workhorse on many job sites. It is a powerful machine that can lift heavy loads and move materials at great heights. With a discussion on telehandler inspection, safe load handling, how to prevent accidents and injuries, safe operation, and other important training topics, this telehandler training video will ensure your workplace stays as safe as possible.
Telehandler Safety Training Topics Covered:
- The importance of telehandler operators being aware of their work area as well as any pedestrians or other workers on the job site
- The need for operators to know hand signals so that the telehandler is operated in a safe manner
- What should be included in a pre-shift inspection of the telehandler? (Check the oil, hydraulics, lights, steering wheel, tires, and more)
- How to survey the work area for hazards (potholes, debris, irregular terrain, surface inclines and declines, etc.)
- A deep dive into the center of gravity concept for the telehandler to maintain its safe operation
- Telehandler attachments, including quick-attach coupler usage
This Telehandler Safety Training Course Also Covers:
- Proper fork positioning, load balancing, and the stability triangle
- What are lift charts, and why are they important for any safety training involving telehandlers?
- Why is it always important for the telehandler operator to know an estimate of their load weight?
- How to properly load and unload the telehandler (cradling the load backward during transport, driving rules for ramps and grades, maintaining proper load height during transport, etc.
- How to prevent rollovers and load shifts
- Why it’s important for the operator always to be aware of overhead power lines and electrical sources
- and much more…
If you have a telehandler on your job site, you need to ensure your employees have the safety training they need to operate this machine. Our training focuses on the importance of thorough inspections of the telehandler before the workday starts, load management focusing on preventing tip-overs and load loss, and general safety handling practices.
Telehandler Training Program Delivery Options:
This telehandler safety training program ships on DVD, in English or Spanish. The video runs 13 minutes and can be used for both first-time training and refresher training. Under OSHA’s powered industrial truck standard, 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii), video is an accepted way to deliver the formal instruction portion of operator training — this kit provides that portion, along with the quiz, sign-in sheet, and certificate you need for your records. You then deliver the hands-on practical training on your own machine and evaluate each operator’s performance in your workplace.
This Complete Telehandler Training Program Includes These Items:
This is a complete telehandler training program, not just a video. Everything below comes with the one-time purchase and is yours to keep and reuse for every new hire and every refresher — including an editable telehandler training PowerPoint if you would rather lead the session yourself.
- The full-length telehandler training video — 13 minutes, on DVD, in English or Spanish
- An editable telehandler training PowerPoint you can customize with your own company name, machine models, attachments, and site rules
- A Presenter’s Guide for leading the training in person
- An employee quiz with the answer sheet
- A printable training sign-in sheet to document who attended and when
- An editable Certificate of Completion — fill in the employee’s name and the training date and print as many copies as you need, for as many operators as you need
- Printable telehandler operator wallet cards to issue once an operator has completed this program, your hands-on practical training, and your workplace evaluation
Why OSHA Requires Telehandler Operator Training
A telehandler is a powered industrial truck. OSHA’s powered industrial truck standard, 29 CFR 1910.178, covers rough terrain and extended-reach forklift trucks, and for construction work 29 CFR 1926.602(d) states plainly that “the requirements applicable to construction work under this paragraph are identical to those set forth at §1910.178(l).” Whether your telehandler is on a construction site, in a lumber yard, or on a farm, the same operator training rule applies to it.
That rule is unusually specific about format, and it names video training directly. Section 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) says training “shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator’s performance in the workplace.”
Read that sentence carefully, because it describes exactly what this program does and does not do. This kit is the formal instruction component — the classroom half that OSHA explicitly says can be delivered on video. Two pieces stay with you as the employer: the hands-on training on your own machine and attachments, and the evaluation of each operator’s performance at your own site. No video program, from any vendor, can complete those two steps for you.
Once all three parts are done, 1910.178(l)(6) requires the employer to certify that the operator has been trained and evaluated. That certification has to record the operator’s name, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and who performed them — which is what the sign-in sheet, quiz, certificate, and wallet cards in this kit are for.
Training is not a one-time event, either. Under 1910.178(l)(4), an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator’s performance must be conducted at least once every three years, and refresher training is required sooner if an operator is seen operating unsafely, is involved in an accident or a near-miss, receives an unsatisfactory evaluation, is assigned a different type of truck, or if conditions in your workplace change. Because this program is yours to keep and reuse, the same materials cover the refresher and the three-year cycle at no extra cost.
Who Needs Telehandler Training
OSHA’s rule applies to the operator, but the obligation to train sits with the employer. This program is built for:
- Construction crews — framing, masonry, roofing, and steel crews placing materials at height on uneven ground
- Equipment rental yards that need a consistent program for yard staff and for customer orientations
- Agriculture, landscaping, and nursery operations running a telehandler for feed, hay, pallets, and bulk material
- Lumber yards, building-material suppliers, and manufacturing plants moving heavy loads over rough terrain
- Warehouse and distribution operations adding a rough-terrain machine to a fleet already covered by sit-down forklift operator training — a different type of truck triggers new training under 1910.178(l)(4)
- Crews that also run boom or aerial lifts, where the same operators move between machines — our aerial lift safety training covers that side of the fleet
- Supervisors, foremen, and safety managers who have to run the hands-on portion and sign off on the evaluation
- New hires, and any operator due for the three-year evaluation or a refresher
If your operators run more than one machine, our full range of heavy equipment operator training kits covers backhoes, skid steers, excavators, and more with the same program format.
Telehandler Safety Training Video Full-Length Preview:
Frequently Asked Questions About Telehandler Safety Training
Answered by our in-house OSHA Authorized Trainer – Jason Hessom
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It covers the formal instruction part of them. OSHA’s powered industrial truck standard, 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii), requires three things: formal instruction, practical training (hands-on demonstrations by the trainer and exercises performed by the trainee), and an evaluation of the operator’s performance in the workplace. This kit delivers the formal instruction — the standard specifically lists video among the acceptable methods — along with the quiz, sign-in sheet, and certificate you need for your records. You still have to deliver the hands-on training on your own machine and evaluate each operator at your own site. No video program, from any vendor, can complete those last two steps for you.
Yes, for the formal instruction portion. 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) lists the acceptable methods of formal instruction as “lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material” — video is named in the standard itself. What video cannot replace is the practical training and the workplace evaluation, which the employer provides separately. One thing worth knowing when you shop: OSHA does not approve, certify, or endorse training products or vendors, including ours, so any seller claiming OSHA approval for a course is overstating it.
Yes. A telehandler — also called a telescopic handler, a reach forklift, or by brand names such as Lull or Loadall — is a powered industrial truck covered by 29 CFR 1910.178. OSHA’s training rule references ASME B56.6, the standard for rough terrain forklift trucks, and neither a vertical mast nor a pivoting boom is a prerequisite for coverage. On construction sites, 29 CFR 1926.602(d) states that the requirements are identical to 1910.178(l). One thing to watch: training on a sit-down counterbalanced forklift does not carry over to a telehandler. Operators need training specific to the type of truck they will actually operate.
Under 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4), an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator’s performance must be conducted at least once every three years. Refresher training is required sooner if the operator is observed operating unsafely, is involved in an accident or a near-miss, receives an unsatisfactory evaluation, is assigned to a different type of truck, or if conditions in the workplace change. This kit is yours to keep and reuse, so the same program covers first-time training and every refresher after it, with no per-employee and no per-year fee.
They are a convenient record for the operator to carry — not a license, and not an OSHA credential. OSHA does not issue telehandler licenses, and no video on its own can make someone a qualified operator. Under 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6), it is the employer who certifies that an operator has been trained and evaluated, and that certification must record the operator’s name, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the people who performed them. Issue the wallet card after the operator has completed this program, your hands-on training, and your workplace evaluation — at that point the card reflects a certification you have actually made.
Yes. Along with the video, you get an editable telehandler training PowerPoint you can customize for your own company — add your company name and logo, the machine models and attachments your crews actually run, and your own site rules. It is there for supervisors who prefer to lead the session themselves or want to build a toolbox talk around the material, and it pairs with the Presenter’s Guide and the employee quiz that come in the same kit.
The program ships on DVD and is available in English or Spanish. The video runs 13 minutes. The printed materials — the employee quiz and answer sheet, the Presenter’s Guide, the training sign-in sheet, the Certificate of Completion, and the operator wallet cards — are all printable, and the telehandler PowerPoint is fully editable, so you can run the training as many times as you need from the one kit.
As many as you need. This is a one-time purchase with no per-employee or per-seat fee. The video can be shown to a full crew at once or to one operator at a time, and every printable in the kit is reusable. The Certificate of Completion is editable — you fill in the employee’s name and the training date and print a fresh copy for each person, and again for every refresher.
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Only thing is that it is on a DVD. I needed a USB. If I could get that I will make it a 5. The content is great and very useful.
Very good content and presentation. Also, the price was right!
Thumbs up for the content and price. Our team really liked this training
Highly valuable training for our team.
Excellent training material. Highly recommend!