Counterbalance Forklift Conversion Training
Objectives
To provide trainees with the sufficient basic skills and knowledge required to carry out their duties safely and efficiently when operating a counterbalance forklift truck in the workplace.
A counterbalance conversion course is for any trainee who has previously received formal training and issued with a Certificate of Basic Skills on another type of forklift.
The forklift training is carried out to a standard accredited by RTITB (road transport industry training board) in line with HSE guidelines as published in:
L117 (Approved Code of Practice for Rider Operated Lift Truck Operator Training).
Our company has used BB Training Services for the last few years and are delighted with the results. The training has been delivered with complete professionalism and our drivers said it was delivered in a way that was easy for them to understand. We will have no hesitation in using Robert again in the future.
Cameron Ballentyne
Bustec Ltd
Course Content
To provide trainees with the sufficient basic skills and knowledge required to carry out their duties safely and efficiently whilst operating a counterbalance forklift truck in the workplace.
The forklift training is carried out to a standard accredited by RTITB (road transport industry training board) in line with HSE guidelines as published in:
L117 (Approved Code of Practice for Rider Operated Lift Truck Operator Training).
Course Content
- Legislation – (HASAWA 1974 – PUWER – LOLER – ACOP L117)
- Operator safety video(s)
- Pre Use Checks – Record Keeping and Reporting
- Introduction to the counterbalance forklift and controls
- Starting / Stopping
- Observational Techniques
- Basic Steering & Steering in Confined Spaces
- Approaching a load to pick up & place in a marked area
- Bulk Stacking
- Loading & Unloading a Vehicle
- Place & Retrieve a Load from an Industrial Racking System (All Heights)
- Re-Fuel / Re-Charge / LPG Changing Bottles
- Theory Test
- Pre Use Inspection Test
- Practical Test of Operating Skills
Upon successful completion of the course, trainees are awarded an RTITB Certificate of Basic Training to operate a counterbalance forklift truck.
Trainees will also be provided with an ID card and entered onto the RTITB national database for counterbalance forklift operators.
