Counterbalance Forklift Course Experienced Operators

Objectives

To provide trainees with the sufficient skills and knowledge required to carry out their duties safely and efficiently whilst operating a counterbalance forklift truck in the workplace.

An experienced operator course is for someone who can operate a counterbalance forklift but has never received any formal training or previously issued with a certificate of training.

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
• Starting / Stopping
• Observational Techniques
• Steering in Confined Spaces
• 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 experienced operator Certificate of 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.