3 – 5 Day Course (Depending on number of trainees)
Operating a forklift truck is a specialised skill. Many accidents are caused by untrained drivers operating trucks in ignorance of the special conditions that apply to forklifts. This course is designed for beginners with little or no experience who receive a certificate of qualification at the end of the course, provided they achieve the required standard in the theoretical and practical tests.
Who Should Attend?
New drivers or drivers with little experience and no certification.
Course Pre-Requisites:
None
Training Methods:
Classroom based PowerPoint Presentation.
Practical demonstrations and applications using the forklift.
Supervised trainee assessment with corrective instruction.
Practical and theory competence test.
Learning Outcomes:
- Operate a forklift truck safely, reducing the risk of injury to operators and pedestrians
- Use safe operating habits
- Explain the differences between a forklift truck and a car.
- Explain the consequences of taking certain kinds of chances.
- Load and unload safely.
- Refuel/recharge forklift trucks safely.
- Handle awkward loads.
Course Content:
- Legislation.
- Safe fork lift operation.
- Operator safety.
- Operating practice.
- Daily inspection.
- Engineering principles.
- Hydraulic systems
- Written test.
- Practical competence.
Practical Training:
- Introduction to the Fork Lift Truck.
- Controls and instruments.
- Daily inspection, take-over and maintenance.
- Starting, stopping and steering.
- Simple corners and manoeuvring.
- Operation of hydraulic controls.
- Weight assessment.
- Handling pallets.
- manoeuvring in confined spaces.
- Handling awkward loads.
Certification:
Forklift Operators Beginner Certificate/registered with RTITB via the NORS Database.
Additional Information:
Certificates are valid for three years and must be refreshed before that time is up.