Occupational Health and Safety Code 2009
Forklift Trucks
Load chart
283
An employer must ensure that a forklift truck has a durable and legible load-rating chart that is readily available to the operator.
- Seat belt
284
If a forklift truck is equipped with a seat belt by the original equipment manufacturer or a seat belt is added to the equipment at some later date, an employer must ensure that the seat belt is present and in useable condition.
- Part 19 Powered Mobile Equipment
Operator responsibilities
256 (1) A worker must not operate powered mobile equipment unless the worker (a) is trained to safely operate the equipment, (b) has demonstrated competency in operating the equipment to a competent worker designated by the employer, (c) is familiar with the equipment's operating instructions, and (d) is authorized by the employer to operate the equipment.
256 (2) Subsections (1)(a), (b) and (c) do not apply if a worker in training operates the equipment under the direct supervision of a competent worker designated by the employer.
