Johnson College is offering Forklift Operator Training on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Diesel Truck Technology Center on the College’s campus in Scranton.

For more information, visit https://johnson.edu/continuing-ed/forklift/ or contact our team at 570-702-8979 or continuinged@johnson.edu. 

The forklift operator training is designed to familiarize students with OSHA Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Requirements (29CFR Standard 1910.178 and ASME B56.1), provide current training requirements under the newly adopted standards, and assist participants in becoming an authorized operator of forklifts through theory and tactile testing. Nine hours of instruction, including pre-operational inspection, picking up, traveling, and placing loads, parking procedures, refueling, and practical operation.