Equipment operator training requirements
Also called: MEWP / aerial lift operator, forklift and telehandler operator
Forklift, telehandler, scissor, boom. OSHA’s rule is the same shape for all of them: formal instruction, then a practical evaluation by your employer. The first part can be done online.
Required by regulation
Training the rules spell out. The citation is next to each one — look it up, it’s all public.
Forklift & telehandler
OSHA 1910.178(l), 1926.602(d)Formal instruction, hands-on training and an evaluation on the truck — then re-evaluation every three years. Our course is the formal-instruction part.
Aerial lifts (MEWP)
OSHA 1926.453, ANSI A92.22/A92.24Operator training plus familiarization on the specific machine before you run it.
Commonly required by employers
Not always in the regulation, but contractors, carriers and GCs ask for it before you get on site.
Crane hand signals
OSHA 1926.1428, site rulesTelehandlers and cranes on the same site — operators are expected to read the signals.
Lift planning
GC lift plansLoad charts and ground bearing, for operators who move up to cranes.
What an online course won’t give you
You’ll need these too. We don’t sell them, and we’d rather you hear it here.
Practical evaluation
Your employer (or a trainer they hire) watches you operate the actual machine. That part can’t happen online.
Crane operator certification
Crane operators need certification from an accredited testing organization under OSHA 1926.1427 — for example NCCCO. Not an online course.