Forklift training
Counterbalance Forklift Training Course - Grays
Course Introduction
The counterbalance forklift training course is a widely favored type of lift truck in workplaces. This training program caters to businesses in the Grays area, offering instruction for candidates ranging from novices to seasoned operators. We ensure that you learn to operate counterbalance forklifts safely within the workplace environment.
Throughout the course, trainees will undergo both written and practical assessments. Those who pass will receive a certificate attesting to their completion of basic training in operating counterbalance forklifts.
Counterbalance Forklift Training Course - Grays
Theory:
- Legal requirements including HASAWA 1974, PUWER 1998, LOLER 1998 and MHSWR 1999
- Rated capacity and plate
- Stability and instability factors
- Principles of counterbalance
- Carrying out and recording pre-use checks
- Battery charging and re-fueling
- Accidents and associated risks
- Made aware of unsafe practices / behaviors
Manoeuvring:
- Correct mounting and dismounting
- Correct observational checks
- Start, stop, emergency stop
- Travel at speed to suit load and ground conditions
- Manoeuvring in confined area, forward and reverse
- Performing 90 degree turns to both left and right
- Correct parking of truck
Stacking:
- Correct load / pallet assessment
- Safe travel position
- Correct insertion and withdrawal of forks
- Safe stacking and de-stacking at different heights
- Correct use of all controls
- Vehicle loading and unloading
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On-Site Training Costs
From £390 PER DAY
Costs vary with number of candidates and experience levels. Please contact us for a bespoke quote.
Please note
- Further discounts may be negotiable subject to filling various late vacant dates.
- All on-site courses are subject to £40 travelling costs within a 50 mile radius.
- Courses outside the 50 mile radius will be determined at the time of booking.
- Prices are subject to VAT at the current rate.
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