Why do I need training?
Training is a legal requirement. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require employers to ensure that lift trucks are operated only by employees who have received appropriate training and assessment in accordance with the Code of Practice for lift trucks laid down by the Health and Safety Commission. The Code of Practice recognizes Lantra Awards as an accrediting body for the training and assessment of lift truck operators.

There are different fork lift truck groups we deliver training on:

• Rough Terrain Telescopic
• Rough Terrain Masted
• Industrial Telescopic
• Industrial Masted

What do the courses cover?

In these courses you will learn:

• The essential features of lift trucks and their maintenance
• How to avoid the potential dangers of lift truck operation
• How to assess loads and move them safely
• How to get the best from your lift truck in different conditions
• The relevant legal requirements.

Starting and Stopping
• Visual checks and maintenance
• Mounting and dismounting
• Controls and instruments
• Start and move off
• Safe stopping and parking

Operating
• Stability
• Load centers
• Rating and derating

General driving
• Use of controls and instruments
• All-round observation
• Acceleration and braking
• Positioning, turning and straightening
• Rear end swing
• Hydraulic controls
• Use of handbrake
• Use of horn
• Ramps and hills

Pallet work
• Positioning truck
• Use of lift and tilt boom
• Positioning fork
• Use of controls and instruments
• Use of handbrake
• Driving with pallet
• Stacking and destacking
• Loading and checking vehicles
• Side shift and swing in
• Undercutting

Bulk materials
• Changing attachments
• Stability and positioning
• Use of horn
• Use of lift and tilt boom
• Loading high-sided vehicles

Duration - 1 day for reassessment or conversion course 2 days for experienced operators without prior certification. Up to 5 days for novice drivers with no experience.