There have been some major and very public industrial safety incidents in the past decade. Everyone has gotten much more strict about safety protocols, especia

There have been some major and very public industrial safety incidents in the past decade. Everyone has gotten much more strict about safety protocols, especially in the last 2-3 years. There was a time, I'm told, when it was "Whoever knows what the levers do, you're on forklift today". Then it was "You need to have taken a class at some point". Today, reputable companies will check the expiration date on your certification card when you show up for work. Nobody wants to risk a pile of OSHA violations if something goes wrong.