This section addresses forklift and other Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) requirements and concerns. General More than 20,000 injuries occur annually in the United States alone - involving powered industrial trucks (PIT), or forklifts. According to OSHA, most employee injuries as well as property damage are directly related to lack of safe operating procedures, rule enforcement, and insufficient training. Training To reduce the number of accidents, employers must institute employee operator training. The following are minimum OSHA program elements…