OSHA requires employers to certify that forklift operators have completed three components: formal instruction, hands-on training, and a performance evaluation. Employers must provide training and evaluate operator performance before certification.

No. The employer certifies operators after they have completed all three components in accordance with OSHA standards. This course provides the formal instruction portion only.

The training is 3 hours of online content.

OSHA requires forklift operators to receive refresher training every three years, or sooner if they’re involved in an accident, observed operating unsafely, or assigned to a different type of forklift.

The course covers forklift fundamentals, stability and capacity principles, load handling techniques, safe driving practices, and inspection and maintenance procedures. It also includes a supplemental module on pedestrian safety.

No. This training covers fundamentals and is appropriate for new operators with no forklift experience.

No equipment is required. This is online theory-based training. Hands-on practice and competency evaluation happen in your workplace under proper supervision.

Operators receive an ACCA certificate of completion showing they have finished the formal instruction component of OSHA-compliant forklift training. Employers create their own certification documentation after operators complete all training components and workplace evaluation.

This course covers general principles that apply across forklift types. Employers must provide additional training specific to the forklift types operators will use in their workplace.