OSHA Recertification Requirements OSHA, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, requires forklift/equipment operators to be recertified at least once every three (3) years. Refresher training (recertification) shall include theory training, practical training (if required) and an evaluation (driving test). Read More
We’ve gone digital with WalletCard
We’ve gone digital with WalletCard As pioneers into the world wide web, NIS offers advanced Online Training Programs to streamline the certification process – Operator and Train-the-Trainer Programs. We believe training and certification must be site specific within your Read More
Working Safely: Doing things right!
Working Safely: Doing things right! This morning, one of our managers, Naveen, saw an unsafe act being performed pertaining to the use of an aerial boomlift. He couldn’t help but stop to inform the foreman and hope the unsafe Read More
Accidents and Fatalities
Latest news regarding heavy equipment accidents and fatalities. We hope these accidents become a learning tool to prevent incidents in the future. Work Safe, Stay Safe. Please feel to to submit accident related stories to info@nistraining.com Forklift Driver Charged Read More
Fundamentally Different?
Multiple Equipment Training Requirements in the Workplace Does your workplace have multiple equipment in the workplace, such as: Different makes and models? Different size equipment? Indoor and outdoor units? Variations in the controls? Internal combustion and electric? Multiple attachments? Read More
Reducing Ownership Costs for Material Handling Equipment
Reducing Ownership Costs for Material Handling Equipment As the manufacturing and construction sectors continue to grow with the recovering US economy, demand for a variety of material handling equipment has risen. This equipment, which includes pallet trucks, forklifts and Read More
Pre-Operational Inspections
Operator Pre-Use Requirements for Mobile Equipment Regulations across North America reflect the minimum requirements, within each state or province, to ensure safety in the workplace. This article will clarify the requirements of mandatory equipment inspections, as there is so Read More