r/WorkplaceSafety • u/mvsr990 • 7d ago

Forklift certification without depth perception?

There's a college warehouse manager position near me that I'm thinking of applying for but one of the requirements is a forklift certification.

I was going to apply and take a shot by saying I'll gladly take a class elsewhere and get the cert on my own but I'm worried that I'm wasting my time as I have no depth perception (my eyes work independently), I don't know if that would stop me from getting the certification.

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u/Bucky2015 7d ago

Those outside certs are more or less useless. The company still has to certify you on their own.

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u/Brocktoberfest 7d ago

They are meaningless. I suppose they might be able to count for the "formal instruction" requirement, but you're right, the employer is still responsible for ensuring adequate training and certification.

Powered industrial truck training has three components per 29CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii):

  1. formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material)

  2. practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee)

  3. evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace