New Online Training on Forklift Safety for the Oilfield Industry from Mastery

Novi -- Free-Press-Release.com-- Nov 22, 2010 -- NOVI, Mich.– To meet OSHA forklift training standards for the safe use of forklifts in the oilfield industry, properly train workers with Mastery’s new online forklift training, “Oilfield: Safe Forklift Operations and Practices for the Oilfield Industry.”

This course covers general information on forklift safety as well as information specific to the oilfield forklift safety. The commonality of using forklifts to move drill pipes brings up unique hazards, crucial for workers to understand.

Use this course to ensure workers have the knowledge to use safe work practices, complying with OSHA standards. Forklift accidents occur daily, and every year fatalities result from the misuse of equipment. All workers operating forklifts in the oilfield, and those working around forklifts, need to be equipped with the skills presented in this course.

Some of the particular topics covered in this oilfield forklift training course include forklift hazards, the stability triangle and forklift terminology, forklift inspections, general operation, rough terrain operation and common oilfield operations.

The Advantage™ course is available for pay-per-play pricing at $19.95 per play. Mastery awards continuing education units (CEUs) for the completion of the course; additionally learners may print certificates of course completion from the web site.

As an Advantage™ course, lesson interactions are included, providing opportunities for the worker to apply what he or she learned. To ensure the promise of mastering all course objectives, each missed question is followed by a review of the specific content. At the end of each lesson’s quiz, the learner’s attention is focused on personal areas of difficulty until mastery is successfully demonstrated.

About Mastery Technologies Inc.

Mastery Technologies, founded in 1974, has partnered with leading video content providers to co-produce the largest interactive multimedia training library available to the workplace health, safety and environmental marketplace. Today, Mastery is extending their model to encompass all areas of workplace training. They have helped thousands of companies develop greater competency and have created safer and secure workplaces. By expanding the scope of training they believe they can expand customer benefits, building more successful and effective organizations. Mastery’s ultimate vision is to help reach every working individual with quality training.

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Mastery Technologies
Kirk Berry
800-258-3837
http://www.mastery.com