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Self-paced training for powered industrial truck classes 1 to 6, built to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178(l).
OSHA Operator provides self-paced online formal instruction for forklift Classes 1 to 6, in English or Spanish. The individual course is $55, including a certificate the day you pass, mailed wallet card, free retakes and an employer evaluation form. Most students finish the lessons in under an hour (median 37 minutes). Before independent operation, the employer must complete practical training and evaluation on the actual truck and worksite.
That doesn't include the final exam or your employer's hands-on evaluation.
Narrated lessons, knowledge checks and interactive activities on your schedule, in English or Spanish.
Employer acceptance guarantee: full refund within 30 days if your employer won't accept it. Details
Apple Pay · Google Pay · PayPal · card. Or 4 interest-free payments of $13.75 with Shop Pay (if eligible).
- Full refund within 30 days, until you pass or your card ships.
- English or Spanish · certificate the day you pass
Optional: another trainee or MEWP add-on
- Free retakes until you pass
- Secure Shopify checkout
- Certificate same day
- Email support within one business day
- What $55 includes
- Certificate to download the moment you pass
- Printed wallet card mailed to you
- Employer practical-evaluation form
- Free, unlimited exam retakes
- Course and exam in English or Spanish
- Valid 3 years · classes 1 to 6
Quick facts
- Price: $55 per operator. Team seats from $45 (as low as $35 for 50+).
- Covers forklift classes 1 to 6.
- English or Spanish, self-paced online.
- Median 37 minutes to finish the lessons (final exam not included).
- Final exam: 70% to pass, with free retakes.
- Digital certificate the day you pass, plus a printed wallet card mailed to you.
- QR-code verification on the public verify page.
- Valid 3 years.
- Your employer must complete the hands-on evaluation at your workplace.
- Backed by the employer acceptance guarantee.
Choose your seats
One operator or the whole crew.
Volume pricing applies automatically from two seats. Add the MEWP / aerial lift add-on at checkout.
- Free retakes until you pass
- Secure Shopify checkout
- Certificate same day
- Email support within one business day
Free retakes until you pass
Didn't clear 70% the first time? Take the final exam again, as many times as you need, at no charge.
Full refund within 30 days, until you pass or your card ships.
A full refund is available within 30 days of purchase, until you pass the final exam or your wallet card ships, whichever comes first. Read the refund policy
Questions before you buy?
Forklifts this course covers
Formal instruction for classes 1 to 6. Your employer trains you on the truck you will run.
Online training + your employer’s evaluation
Online with us
Formal instruction, final exam, certificate and wallet card.
At your workplace
Practical training and evaluation by your employer, then they sign the evaluation form.
This course alone does not authorize you to drive a forklift at work. OSHA requires your employer to complete hands-on training and a workplace evaluation before you operate on your own.
The facts
Course details
What it costs, what it covers, what you walk away with, and what your employer still has to do.
- Price
- $55per operator
Team seats from $45 (as low as $35 for 50+)
- MEWP add-on
- $25 per seat, sold only as an add-on with forklift training.
- Format
- Self-paced online training in English or Spanish. Start anytime on a computer, tablet or phone.
- Equipment covered
- OSHA powered industrial truck classes 1 to 6.
- Final exam
- 70% or higher to pass. Retakes are free and unlimited.
- What you get
- A digital certificate when you pass, plus a wallet card mailed to you.
- Validity
- 3 years. Operator performance must be evaluated at least once every three years under 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii).
- Employer's part
- The employer completes the workplace-specific practical evaluation before the operator works independently. We provide the evaluation form.
- Verification
- Employers can check any certificate at oshaoperator.com/verify.
- Refunds
- A full refund is available within 30 days of purchase, until you pass the final exam or your wallet card ships, whichever comes first.
- Employer acceptance guarantee
- If your employer won't accept your OSHA Operator certificate for the formal-instruction part of their forklift training, email support@oshaoperator.com within 30 days of purchase with your order number and we'll refund you in full. It applies to the individual course and to each team seat (per operator), plus a MEWP add-on bought with that seat. It does not replace your employer's own hands-on training and evaluation.
Course details
What's in the class
Choose how you learn
At your own pace
Self-paced online training with narrated lessons, knowledge checks and interactive activities covering powered industrial truck classes 1 to 6. Start anytime from your computer, tablet or phone.
Topics covered
- Pre-operation inspection
- Load handling
- The stability triangle
- Pedestrian safety
- Refueling and battery charging
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178 requirements
The final exam
- Format
- Multiple-choice final exam taken online after completing the self-paced course.
- Passing score
- 70% or higher.
- Retakes
- Free and unlimited. If you don't pass, retake it at no extra cost.
What you receive
Instant digital certificate
Download and print it the moment you pass the final exam.
Mailed wallet card
A printed plastic operator card is typically mailed the next business day after passing. Carrier delivery usually takes 3 to 10 days and is not guaranteed.
Employer evaluation form
The practical evaluation form your employer completes to finish the OSHA-required site-specific training.