Does the Federal or state government certify forklift operators?
No, There is no such thing as an OSHA Certified Operator. OSHA provides the law requiring the training, but it is the employers responsibility to see to it that anyone that operates a powered industrial truck in the workplace has had the relevant classroom training and has been evaluated in the workplace operating the same truck or one equipped just like it, in the workplace. This can be accomplished either by the employer doing the training, or by bringing in a qualified forklift training provider.
