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Forklift operator: OSHA powered industrial truck rules

Practice questions and study guides on OSHA's forklift (powered industrial truck) rules: operator training and evaluation, truck approval and designated locations, fuel and batteries, traveling and loading, maintenance, and forklifts in construction.

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What these pages cover, and what they don't

The real test or credential

Under 29 CFR 1910.178(l), the employer certifies that each operator has been trained and evaluated, and training and evaluation are done by persons with the knowledge, training and experience to do them.

Our pages

These pages cover the rule text. The required training also includes practical training and an evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace, which practice questions do not replace.

Checked against these official pages on November 6, 2026. Practice here does not replace the official training or test.

Scope and sources

Everything here comes from the current eCFR text of 29 CFR 1910.178 (general industry) and 29 CFR 1926.602(c) and (d) (construction). Under 1910.178(l) the employer must ensure each operator has completed the training and evaluation, which must be conducted by persons with the knowledge, training and experience the rule names, and certifies that this was done; a score here is not an operator evaluation. The non-mandatory Appendix A to 1910.178 and the consensus standards the rule refers to are not covered. These pages help you study the rule; they are not a course. Your State may run its own OSHA-approved plan with its own rules, so check them too. goraedu does not train, evaluate or certify forklift operators, and our questions are not an operator evaluation. Under 29 CFR 1910.178(l) the employer must ensure each operator has completed the required training and evaluation, and certifies that this was done. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OSHA or the U.S. Department of Labor.

Key rules, in the regulation's words

  • The employer must make sure each operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, shown by completing the training and evaluation in 1910.178(l).

    “The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).”
    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

  • Each operator's performance must be evaluated at least once every three years.

    “An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.”
    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

Sources

goraedu does not train, evaluate or certify forklift operators, and our questions are not an operator evaluation. Under 29 CFR 1910.178(l) the employer must ensure each operator has completed the required training and evaluation, and certifies that this was done. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OSHA or the U.S. Department of Labor. Found an error? See our contact page.