Unlike every other state and territory, the Victorian Labor Government’s WorkSafe authority insists “people who want to operate a non-slewing telehandler with a rated capacity of more than 3 tonnes ...

OSHA Rule 1910.178 (I) requires operators of Class 7 forklifts — more commonly known as telehandlers — to pass an operator's safety training class before they move a single load of drywall or bricks.

Last month, The Weekly Times revealed WorkSafe officials walked away from three years of negotiations to develop a practical, low-cost rural telehandler course. The Victorian Farmers Federation ...

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Originally published in 2010, this article has been updated. JLG uses an all-encompassing four-step approach to teaching accident avoidance on telehandlers. Here are the steps and the important ...