Course overview
Who is this course designed for?
This short course in Rough Terrain Telescopic Forklift Handling is designed for anyone working with telescopic lift trucks pallet and builk up to nine metres. Lift trucks are common across the land-based industries and contribute to increase efficiency in moving bulk and palletised loads around. However, even experienced operators can find themselves in difficult or dangerous circumstances and accients can happen without the appropriate training.
The course will give you the necessary skills and knowledge to operate the machine safely and efficiently. Training is also a legal requirement under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER 98), which requires employers to ensure that equipment is only operated by those who have received the relevant training.
Most of the students on this course work in the land-based industries, in agriculture, horticulture or arboriculture
Course content
The relevant legal requirements
How to avoid the potential dangers of lift truck operation
Essential maintenance
Changing attachments
Handling bulk loads
Handling palletised loads
Manoeuvring in confined space
Working on rough terrain
Duration
This is a two-day course, with an additional 1.5 hour assessment by an independent assessor. The course can be offered as a three-day course for complete beginners.
Qualification
This training leads to an industry recognised qualification from Lantra.
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