Training and Communications

Powered Mobile Equipment Operator Responsibilities

A worker must not operate powered mobile equipment unless the worker

• is trained to safely operate the equipment,
• has demonstrated competency in operating the equipment to a competent worker designated by the employer,
• is familiar with the equipment’s operating instructions, and
• authorized by the employer to operate the equipment.

Subsections (a), (b) and (c) do not apply if a worker in training operates the equipment under the direct supervision of a competent worker designated by the employer.

The operator of powered mobile equipment must:

• report to the employer any conditions affecting the safe operation of the equipment,
• operate the equipment safely,
• maintain full control of the equipment at all times,
• use the seat belts and other safety equipment in the powered mobile equipment,
• ensure that passengers in the powered mobile equipment use the seat belts and other safety equipment in the powered mobile equipment, and
• keep the cab, floor and deck of the powered mobile equipment free of materials, tools or other objects that could interfere with the operation of the controls or create a tripping or other hazard to the operator or other occupants of the equipment.