Forklift Truck Driving

All employers are required by PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations) to ensure that their staff are adequately trained, including those that supervise or manage the equipment.

Rough Terrain Telescopic Forklift

This course will enable trainees to learn how to safely and efficiently operate a telescopic handler/variable reach rough terrain lift truck.

On completion of the course you will be familiar with the need to train and the statutory requirements.

Course Content:

• Rated capacities for stability and instability,
• Operating and site safety codes
• Machine and control familiarisation,
• Daily checks including refuelling and simple maintenance,
• Steering
• Weight assessment
• Load handling
• Stacking and de-stacking procedures, along with stabilisers, levelling, travelling on site, vehicle loading and loading

Course Length:

• 1 day course for experienced users
• 2 day course for novice users

As a record of your achievement, a certificate of training is provided on completion of the course

Rough Terrain Masted Forklift

This course will enable trainees to learn how to safely and efficiently operate a conventional masted rough terrain forklift truck.

Course Content:

• Rated capacities for stability and instability
• Operating and site safety codes
• Machine and control familiarisation,
• Daily checks including refuelling and simple maintenance
• Steering
• Load weight assessment,
• Load handling,
• Stacking and de-stacking procedures.
• Use of stabilisers/levellers,
• Loading towers and scaffolds,
• Traveling on site,
• Use and fitting of attachments

Course Length:

• 1 day course for experienced users
• 2 day course for novice users

As a record of your achievement, a certificate of training is provided on completion of the course