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[–] [email protected] 79 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Fun fact: almost no country has legal requirements to operate a forklift. But almost every country requires your employer to "properly instruct" you in the use of heavy machinery, and for reasons of legal ass covering, they all use external certification.

But there is basically nothing preventing you from some private recreational forklift operating

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

But there is basically nothing preventing you from some private recreational forklift operating

That sounds like a horrible idea. If you operate a forklift without proper training, some really bad stuff can happen.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ahhh, a true classic!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes you gotta bring up the classics, maybe someone still hasn't seen it and will be one of today's lucky 10,000. (:

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I am so happy to say I am one of today's 10,000. That chainsaw torpedo at the end had me ROLLING.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

See, Germans do have humor. We made this. That's enough to last us a couple decades surely.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I thought this was going to be the Michael Scott operating a forklift video https://youtu.be/6Sb9LZj9-Cw?feature=shared

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nope, don’t even need anything other than payment to drive away with one, hell you can even rent heavy machinery with no licenses.

Remember kids, if you’re going to learn to operate heavy machinery, use someone else’s first!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And watch a whole lot of YouTube videos!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This part is optional if you are using someone else’s equipment

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But I wanna watch some Youtube videos not related to forklifts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I said optional

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Alright so here's a hot take for you, operating a forklift isn't hard. Literally just go slow and pay attention and you'll be fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Uh... there's quite a few more things than that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

You're right, you also have to pull assorted clearly labeled levers. But I put that under "pay attention"

I've been driving a forklift for like 12 years at various places, and I'm stupid as fuck. It's not hard.