I had to watch a video about safe forklift operation today, as asked by some stupid fucking organization who actually keeps track of this, since there are no records of my forklift certification (mostly because I don't have one after 4 years of driving one for various jobs). This was the most boring video EVER. No goring. No Blood. No crashes. No sex. NOTHING.
So anyway, after the video I had to take 2 tests and fill out one survey. On one, every fucking answer was "TRUE". The other one every fucking answer was covered on the T/F test. And the survey was for people who had driven the prior to having registered certification. Basically it asked you what you were doing with it while uncertified (as to correct yourself), and at the end it has a list of Safety Regulations and other problems that may have occured I was supposed to mark which ones I have possibly done before... I looked at the list... (not exact wording).
"Driven with forks higher than 12"" CHECK
"Operated Forklift while standing on the side of the forklift" CHECK
"Carried items with 1 fork" CHECK (Every day!)
"Lifted personnel on forks without proper safety equipment" CHECK (Actually lifted myself up on a pallet once, using a telescoping handle to operate the controls)
"Driven in adverse weather conditions" CHECK (Thing hauls ass in the snow, and nothing like attempting a sharp pivot turn and spinning out a 6000lb square thing with wheels)
"Smoked while operating forklift" CHECK CHECK AND CHECK (Hell, I smoke while changing the propane tanks.)
"Lifted something over rated carrying capacity" CHECK (Do it all the time, feels like its gonna tilt forward and fling me)
"Have operated without seatbelt" CHECK (Have never worn it)
Etc.
I had soon realized that the only thing I hadn't done, suprisingly enough was hit a person with it. So I just marked down like 2 things that were stupid and called it a day.
Tomorrow, a rep for someone (I think it may be OSHA) get to do a driving test on me. I'm not sure if I will be able to operate this thing safely, haha.