Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Detail

The RTITB Counterbalance Lift Truck (often referred to as a forklift) operator training course will give you the skills to operate the lift truck safely and efficiently, carry out a pre-use inspection, and recall and explain the causes of lift truck and load instability.

Training in Safety is important to National Safety Training Services and should be important to you, which is why we provide an essential reliable service, specialising in ‘in Centre’ training & national ‘on-site’. We are fully R.T.I.T.B accredited and follow their guidelines for course content and duration, ensuring we work to the
highest standards and in accordance with current legislation and approved codes of practice.

A Counterbalance Conversion is for those that have completed a course on a different machine and want to convert to a Counterbalance

Upon completion of the course all operators will receive a certificate valid for 3 years and be fully accredited to operate a Counterbalance Lift truck of up to 5 Tonnes in a workplace with written authorisation.

• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• PUWER 98 (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 98)
• LOLER 98 (Lifting Operations and Lift Equipment Regulations 98)
• L117 - Rider-operated lift trucks (ACOP & Guidance)
• Care of Batteries/Diesel/LPG trucks
• Lifting Principals
• Stability factors
• Principals of counterbalance fork lift trucks
• Steering operations - forward & reverse
• Steering operations in confined areas
• Pallet handling; picking up, setting down, transporting
• Stacking and de-stacking loads at different heights (Various methods)
• Vehicle loading & un-loading procedures
• Daily maintenance checks
• Satisfactory completion of Practical and Theory based assessment