Objective:

To equip operators with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and efficiently operate forklifts or telescopic handlers (telehandlers).

Key Components:

• Introduction to Forklifts and Telescopic Handlers: Overview, applications, and key components.

• Safety Standards: PPE, stability principles, load charts, and site safety.

• Pre-Operational Inspections: Checking tyres, hydraulics, attachments, and safety devices.

• Operational Skills: Controls, lifting, extending, retracting, and manoeuvring with loads.

• Maintenance Practices: Routine maintenance tasks and addressing common issues.

• Practical Training: Hands-on operation and practical scenarios.

Duration:

Renewals: 1-day refresher and test (£210)

Beginners: 3-days, including training and test (£630)

Certification:

Participants receive operator certification through The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) or City & Guilds. Where City & Guilds is used for training and assessment, this can count towards the NVQ process.

Training Location:

On customer site/premises.