10% of every dollar, back to the Americans who built this country.
Since the day we opened, OSHA Operator has donated 10% of every dollar of profit to 501(c)(3) nonprofits that help U.S. military veterans and returning citizens rebuild their lives, find honest work, and put food on the table for their families.
And if you're a veteran or a returning citizen who needs a forklift certification to land your next job, we'll waive your admission fee. No questions, no hoops, no shame. Just a chance.
Our Promise
A real commitment. Not a marketing line.
When we founded OSHA Operator, we made one quiet decision that has guided every single thing we've built since: 10% of every dollar of profit would be reinvested into the people who too often get left behind by the American economy.
The two groups closest to our heart are the men and women who served this country in uniform, and the men and women who served their time and are now trying, often against impossible odds, to come home and become someone their kids can be proud of.
Both groups share something in common: they are skilled, they are hungry to work, and a forklift certification is often the single piece of paper that stands between them and a $22 to $30/hour job that can change their family's trajectory forever.
We refuse to be the company that lets $55 stand in the way of that.
For our Veterans
You wore the uniform. You don't owe us a thing, we owe you. If a forklift certification stands between you and your next job, send us an email. We'll waive the fee, enroll you in the self-paced online course, and have your wallet card in the mail the same week.
- DD-214, VA ID, or active-duty ID accepted
- Same-day digital certificate after passing
- Wallet card mailed free to any U.S. address
- Reviewed personally, usually within 1 business day
For Returning Citizens
You did the time. You're trying to do the work. We see you, we believe in you, and we want to be part of your comeback story. Email us, with a referral from a reentry program, parole officer, halfway house, or workforce nonprofit, and we'll waive your admission fee.
- No background check required for the fee waiver
- Confidential, your story stays between us
- Brief referral from a reentry program is enough
- Certificate is OSHA-aligned and recognized by employers nationwide
American owned. American operated.
Every instructor we hire is American. Every support agent who picks up the phone is American. Every dollar we earn, and every dollar we give back, stays in this country, supporting American workers, American families, and American communities.
We believe the strongest economy in the world is built by the strongest workforce in the world, and that workforce includes the veteran retraining for civilian life and the parent walking out of prison with nothing but a will to start over.
How the Fee Waiver Works
Three steps. No paperwork maze.
- 1
Send one email
Email sales@oshaoperator.com with the subject line 'Fee Waiver Request.' Tell us in a sentence or two who you are, veteran, returning citizen, or both, and which forklift class you'd like to take.
- 2
Attach proof or a referral
Veterans: a photo of your DD-214, VA ID, or active-duty ID is plenty. Returning citizens: a short referral from a reentry program, parole officer, halfway house, workforce nonprofit, or employer is enough. We don't need your full story unless you want to share it.
- 3
Get into the next class, free
We review every request personally, usually within one business day. Once approved, we enroll you in the self-paced online course at no cost, you take the exam, and we mail your wallet card free of charge.
Are you a 501(c)(3) serving veterans or returning citizens?
We partner directly with nonprofits, reentry programs, VSOs, halfway houses, and workforce-development organizations across the United States. If you'd like us to certify your participants in bulk, at no cost, or if you'd like to be considered as one of our quarterly donation recipients, please reach out.
Partner with usIf $55 is what's standing in your way, it isn't anymore.
One email. That's it. We'll take it from there.
sales@oshaoperator.com