FINLEY – The Lake County Farm Bureau will hold its annual industrial fork lift safety training July 7.

This class will cover two of the three required segments for forklift drivers to be certified to operate an industrial forklift.

Instructors from State Compensation Insurance Fund will provide formal instruction for the operation of industrial forklifts, which include lecture, discussions, videos and written material.

The location for the class on July 7 is Mt. Konocti Growers, 2550 Big Valley Road, Finley.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m.

This class is free to participants.

There will be two classes, one in English and one in Spanish, both beginning at the same time.

Any person intending to apply for a job driving forklift during this year’s pear or grape harvest is encouraged to attend.

Lake County Farm Bureau and State Fund have been holding this annual training as a service to the pear industry in Lake County for more than 15 years.

Each year more than 90 people have attended and met the requirements for safety training by Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Many of the pear packing houses require their prospective forklift drivers to attend.

This service from Lake County Farm Bureau and State Fund has provided for a safe work environment

during the bustling harvest season.

Please call the Farm Bureau office, 707-263-0911, for more information.

Lake County Farm Bureau works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 600 members countywide and as part of a state and nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members.