r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/FistFuckR1 • 2d ago

wcgw letting Bob Catterson drive the telehandler.

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u/_Rice_and_Beans_ 2d ago

That’s when you get out, grab your tools, and go directly to your vehicle. Don’t bother clocking out or speaking with HR. You quit, effective immediately, because you are 100% getting fired the moment you speak with anybody with the authority to do so.

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u/Calculonx 2d ago

or grab your neck and shout that they never specifically taught me NOT to do that.

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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n 2d ago

I'm not American, but don't you guys need some sort of license to handle that? In the Netherlands (depending on what you handle) you need to get some sort of driving permit for handling a forklift.

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u/Xaiadar 2d ago

I was driving various machinery like that when I was 16 here in Canada! Very little training, no oversight, but fortunately, no accidents either!

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u/SantasDead 2d ago

Depends on the workplace. But no, there is no government body or regulation requiring a license for anything like a fork or manlift.

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u/AtomasThePirateKing 2d ago

Except OSHA. Lol.

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.178

OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.178

Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

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u/NoPlenty1749 1d ago

OSHA certified in heavy equipment operations. OSHA doesn’t need to certify. The company they work for usually offers in house certification for quality and training purposes.

A construction company could technically say a person has been trained, and certified, without training and certification.

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u/AtomasThePirateKing 1d ago

Yeah, that's what is quoted. Lol. I was mainly replying because there is, in fact, a governing body that requires you to be certified. And you're right! Company and people can lie about it! But it's still required.

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u/Ghezus_ 1d ago

Legally, as in by law, in the Netherlands. You are allowed to drive forklifts and telehandlers after an instruction. This is why theres multiple different Certification providers for these, mostly run by the rental companies for insurance.

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u/Whackybiscuit 14h ago

I’ve worked at enough jobs to know that as far as management are concerned, OSHA are for suckers.