Do You Need to Certify an Operator Before Running the Forklift You Just Bought in San Antonio?
Yes. Federal law requires every forklift operator to be trained and evaluated before running a powered industrial truck unsupervised, and that requirement applies the moment you put a newly purchased used forklift into service, regardless of whether the operator has driven a forklift for another employer before. For San Antonio businesses buying their first forklift, whether to support a Toyota supplier contract, an aerospace MRO project at Port San Antonio, or a general warehouse operation along the I-35 corridor, certification is not optional paperwork. It is a legal requirement with real liability attached if skipped. San Antonio’s manufacturing surge means […]
