I work for Employer A and have a valid forklift certification from that employer; the certification was done 2 years ago. I now want to leave Employer A to go to work for Employer B. Is my current certification transferable to Employer B?
Good news and bad news. Here's the answer. Employer B is the one that has to certify that: 1) You have received THE classroom safety training as required by the OSHA regulation. 2) EMPLOYER B must perform a Hands On evaluation or road test to DOCUMENT that you have been observed on the forklift that you will be operating and have been trained in Site Specific hazards.
Here's the confusion. Employer B may accept the documentation of training from Employer A as long as they are certain that it complies with the OSHA regulations. Regardless of where you get classroom safety training Employer B is required to document the hands on evaluation. It is wrong and misunderstood from many employers standpoint as to what they are really asking for when they advertise "Forklift Certified Operators" They are not acknowledging they're role in "Forklift Certification" process. If you have more questions Google "forklift certification" and look at the top result.
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by roy
Filed under: forklift certification
While OSHA and the state may recognize your certification, most companies will issue a new license based on your old employers license. Some will require you to take a new certification.
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30 years in industry.
Osha might be okay with it but the employer may want to certify you themselves. But make sure when you fill out the application that you put that you are certified.
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Good news and bad news. Here's the answer. Employer B is the one that has to certify that: 1) You have received THE classroom safety training as required by the OSHA regulation. 2) EMPLOYER B must perform a Hands On evaluation or road test to DOCUMENT that you have been observed on the forklift that you will be operating and have been trained in Site Specific hazards.
Here's the confusion. Employer B may accept the documentation of training from Employer A as long as they are certain that it complies with the OSHA regulations. Regardless of where you get classroom safety training Employer B is required to document the hands on evaluation. It is wrong and misunderstood from many employers standpoint as to what they are really asking for when they advertise "Forklift Certified Operators" They are not acknowledging they're role in "Forklift Certification" process. If you have more questions Google "forklift certification" and look at the top result.
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http://www.CertifyMe.net