Business Safety offer Counterbalance Forklift training courses for novices, experienced operators and persons requiring recertification for their counterbalance forklift licence. Courses can be delivered on or off site as required.
Aims
This course is designed to give participants the skills required to safely operate a counterbalance forklift in accordance with best practice.
Content
- Risks associated with forklift operations, the causes of forklift accidents
- Legislation – Operators Code of Practice
- The Forklift truck – an introduction
- Pre-operation inspections
- Forklift load capacity / stability
- Forklift safe operations / basic manoeuvres
- Manoeuvring in confined areas
- Forklift emergency procedures
- Battery care, charging and maintenance
- Hydraulic system and use of controls
- Load assessment / stacking de-stacking of loads
Duration
Course duration is dependent on the number and experience levels of participants ranging from 1 day refresher training to 4 day courses for novices.
Location
Our Counterbalance Forklift training courses can be delivered at your workplace or we can arrange to run it at our purpose designed forklift training facility.
Certification
Each participant receives a certificate from Business Safety which is signed by one of our RTITB-certified trainers.
Certification last for 3 years.
