Complete Forklift Training Program

OBJECTIVES

After successful completion of the Forklift Training Course, you will learn:

• Forklift safety analysis and pre-operation checks.
• Job site awareness and hazard analysis.
• Principles of capacity, stability, and load management.
• Engine, motor, and other controls in the lift truck.
• Procedures to start and shut down the equipment safely specific to the forklift the operator will be authorized to operate.
• Best practices on steering control and maneuverability.
• Refueling and recharging methods.
• Identifying warnings and preventative maintenance on the forklift.

CONTENT

• The need to reduce risk to people, products, and property
• Lift truck fundamentals, including components and their functions
• The principles of balance, stability, and capacity
• The importance of a pre-operational inspection
• The procedures for completing both a visual and operational inspection
• How to safely enter, exit, and operate lift trucks
• How to operate lift trucks around pedestrians
• Guidelines for parking a lift truck
• Safe methods for picking up, moving, and deploying loads
• Procedures for surviving incidents
• Safe procedures for fueling gasoline and diesel-powered lift trucks
• Safe procedures for replacing liquid petroleum tanks
• The proper methods for changing, charging, and adding water to industrial batteries

FOR WHOM

Forklift & Crane Operators, Mechanics & Engineers, Safety Officers and other who perform related functions.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.