Counter Balance Training
Do you want to learn to operate a counterbalance forklift?
Counterbalance forklifts are a highly popular piece of equipment in the commercial and industrial sectors. From candidates with no previous experience to more experienced operators, we can train you to use counterbalance forklifts in a safe manner in and around the work place. At the end of the course the trainee will take both a written and a practical test and successful operators will be issued with a certificate of basic training endorsed by ITSSAR.
To ensure your employees are always up to date on any new legislation, a 1 day refresher training course for counterbalance forklift use can be provided. As part of your refresher training we will cover everything from up to date theory and any new legislations to theoretical and practical examinations.
What you can learn during your counter balance forklift training:
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
Lifting principles
Counterbalance fork truck principles
Stability issues and factors
Forward and reverse steering manoeuvres
Confined and open area steering manoeuvres
Raising and lowering loads, transporting of palletised loads
Stacking pallets and de-stacking from high eye and ground level
Battery maintenance
Duration: 3-5 day course (dependent on delegate's experience)