July 2022 IVES Update e-Newsletter

Check out our latest news: Revision Notice Reminder: New & Updated Materials Released for Counterbalanced Forklift, Product Feature: Requalification Materials, Incident Report: OHSA Issues Six-Figure Fines for Fall Violations, a question about Pre-use Inspection Forms, interesting articles, and testimonials from our wonderful customers!

In this issue, we will be covering:

Revision Notice Reminder: New & Updated Materials Released for Counterbalanced Forklift.
Product Feature: Operator Requalification Materials.
Upcoming Program Calendar.
Incident Report: OHSA Issues Six-Figure Fines for Fall Violations.
Ask Bob: Our tech guru answers a question about Pre-use Inspection Forms.
A selection of interesting articles.
New testimonials from our wonderful clients.

But first, check out all the places we are delivering training this month...

Please be advised that revisions and additions have been made to our existing operator training materials as follows:

1.Counterbalanced Forklift:

a. The Operator Reference Manual (ORM) - the English and Spanish language versions are completely revised with new, updated information and graphics. Some items to take note of concerning the new ORM are:

Its name is now, Standard Forklifts (SFL) Operator Reference Manual.

Vertical mast rough terrain units are now addressed in this ORM as are all forklifts with the following design features:

Power-driven by engine, battery or fuel cell.
Counterbalanced by a counterweight that offsets the weight of the load being carried.
A sit-down, center-controlled, non-elevating operator position.
A high-lift, vertical mast.
Any units conforming with the following ITA type classifications:

Class 1 – Electric Motor Rider Trucks

Class 4 – Internal Combustion Engine Trucks (Cushion Tires)

Class 5 – Internal Combustion Engine Trucks (Pneumatic Tires)

Class 7 – Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks (Vertical Mast Only)

b. The SFL Operator Final Written Test –is also brand new, but still consists of twenty questions, all drawn from the ORM Chapter Reviews. The passing grade/minimum score also remains at 70% and 14/20 respectively.

c. The SFL Trainer’s Manual Insert (SUP-021) – Section 2 of the manual is now updated with revised answer keys for the questions in the ORM as well as the operator final written test. Qualified trainers may download the revised pages from the IVES website.

d. SFL Operator Digital Training (DTA) – is loaded with new images that match and compliment the Chapter Reviews in the ORM. Trainers of SFL operators that choose to use this invaluable training aid will add a dimension of colorful, visual accompaniment to their training programs.

Digital Training Aids (DTAs)

Due to the substantial revisions to the ORM,

we have developed a new Standard Forklift DTA.

This new DTA matches up with the Chapter Reviews in the ORM and features many new and

upgraded images.

NOTE: We realize that the revisions to the ORM have made previous versions of the DTA a lot more difficult to use. With that in mind, we have developed a significant discount pricing structure for those of you who currently own previous versions to help you transition to the new DTAs if you wish. When you purchase new Standard Forklift Compliance Packages, the following discount structure will apply to the price of the DTA:

Please Note: that this pricing applies to both internet viewable and downloadable versions.

e. ORM Chapter Review Indexes (SUP-193-e) – is an extremely useful document provides SFL trainers with a detailed guide listing the correct answers and locations of every chapter review question in the ORM as well as the questions in the operator final written test. More than just an answer key, the indexes within this document not only provide the correct answers to every question, but the exact location(s) of where the supporting information is found in the ORM. Trainers of SFL operators can use this document to familiarize themselves with the new ORM and use it as a reference during training.

f. SFL Operator Lesson Plan (LPO-013) - contains step by step instructions for the delivery of an entire SFL operator training program with an updated information on coverage of the new ORM.

g. Orientation Videos – videos viewable from the IVES website offering SFL trainers a guided tour of the new materials described above, by an IVES Certified Master Trainer. We strongly recommend viewing these videos to improve your familiarity and comfort level with the revised format and updated content of the new SFL materials before using them in a training program.

h. Downloadable Materials – are available to qualified trainers who log in to the Downloadable Materials & Updates section of the IVES website www.ivestraining.com. These materials include:

The answer key to the SFL Operator Final Written Test.

The revised pages of the SFL Trainer’s manual Insert (SUP-021)

The SFL Chapter Review Indexes (SUP-193-e).

The SFL Operator Lesson Plan (LPO-013).

SFL New Materials Orientation Videos - not for download but available for viewing.

i. SFL Operator Requalification Materials - The English and Spanish language versions of the SFL Study Guide and Notepad are also available with a supporting orientation video viewable from the IVES website as well.

We're sure you will love all the updated information and graphics in these new SFL materials as we once again raise the bar with the most comprehensive and accurate forklift operator training materials in the industry. Enjoy!

Rob Vetter

Director of Training

IVES Training Group

Operator requalification materials are available for standard forklifts, narrow aisle forklifts, powered pallet trucks, rough terrain telehandlers, aerial boomlifts, and scissor lifts .

Re-evaluation and refresher training of forklift and mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) operators must be provided at regular time intervals per OSH regulations and/or applicable ANSI/CSA standards.

Refresher training and evaluation must also performed whenever incidents attributable to operator error occur, operation deficiencies are observed by the employer, when the equipment used is new/modified or when the conditions of the job/environment operators use the equipment in is changed.

Parlez-vous français? ¿Hablas español? Select items are also available in French and Spanish.

Click to browse or purchase our Requalification Materials.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a pair of six-figure penalties issued to two employers for fall violations, including citations for a fatal fall.

On June 21, the agency revealed it cited a Strasburg, Pennsylvania, framing contractor for two willful and five serious violations, exposing workers to falls as high as 14 feet while working at a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) facility.

OSHA proposed penalties of $247,269.

OSHA also announced the conclusion of its investigation into the fatal fall of a contract employee at a Robbinsville, New Jersey, frozen food manufacturer—an investigation that identified a wide range of potentially fatal workplace hazards.

The agency cited CJ TMI Manufacturing America LLC with 36 violations and proposed $368,513 in penalties.

The agency reported that a contract employee suffered fatal injuries in December 2021 when the worker fell 11 feet while using a scissor lift to replace a freezer drain.

OSHA’s investigation found a damaged and inoperable snap hook on the lift’s safety chain and that the company did not inspect the lift before work began.

The agency said it also found the employer exposed workers to:

Amputations and lacerations from unguarded or inadequately guarded machinery;
Explosion hazards from accumulations of combustible flour dust on equipment, floors, and surfaces throughout the plant;
Confined space hazards when entering a wastewater pit to service a water meter;
Hexavalent chromium hazards during welding operations;
Chemical burns from caustic chemicals due to inaccessible decontamination showers and eyewash stations;
Being struck by forklifts operated by untrained employees; and
Numerous electric shock hazards.

“The company must address and correct a substantial number of hazardous conditions identified during our inspection so that nobody else has to risk their life,” Paula Dixon-Roderick, OSHA’s Marlton, New Jersey, area director, said in an agency statement.

OSHA also placed CJ TMI in the agency’s severe violator enforcement program (SVEP). Employers placed in the SVEP are subject to mandatory follow-up inspections and increased agency pressure to abate cited hazards.

Source: EHS Daily Advisor Jun 2022

Free technical support for all IVES Certified Trainers!

Question:

Hi Bob!

Is there any standard that says the equipment checklist has to be on the machine?

For example a scissor lift inspection. Is there anything stating that the inspection has to be physically on the equipment, or can it be filled out and then put in a jobsite binder so they are all in the same place?

Thank you!

Answer:

Thanks for checking in with us.

Pre-use inspections are not required to be kept on the machine, but I like your idea to keep them in a binder as long as operators know where that binder is and can access it as needed.

We suggest your company keep at least a rolling 6 months of them whether it be in an office or on the machine is adequate.

Bob

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