Forklift truck refresher training
This Page is Currently Under Construction
BASIC OPERATOR REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE
INDUSTRIAL COUNTERBALANCED & REACH LIFT TRUCKS
TRAINED AND CERTIFICATED OPERATOR'S (BASIC OPERATOR REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE)
This operator training course is designed for those operators who have earlier been given adequate formal basic operator training and are appropriately certificated to operate rider-operated industrial counterbalanced or reach lift trucks (documentary evidence of eligibility must be provided to support this claim). They should be over the minimum school-leaving age (except in docks where they must be at least 18 years of age), they should have a reasonable degree of physical fitness and be able to satisfy the requirements set out in the guidelines prepared by the EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISORY SERVICE and in HSG6 "SAFETY IN WORKING WITH LIFT TRUCKS" produced by HSE
Those selected should also possess the necessary level of mental fitness and learning ability required.
Training Course Aim: To provide effective basic operator refresher training for those operator's who have earlier been given adequate formal basic operator training and who are appropriately certificated to operate rider-operated industrial counterbalanced or reach lift trucks. This operator training course is designed to meet the requirements placed upon employers with regard to their duties under the HEALTH and SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974; the PROVISION and USE of WORK EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 1998 (PUWER); the LIFTING OPERATIONS and LIFTING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 1998 (LOLER), as applicable and other relevant regulations and codes of practice.
Training Course Objective: On successful completion of this operator refresher-training course, the course members will be able to:
- Operate the truck model used during the training course, safely and correctly in accordance with the manufacturer's operator procedures manual and in accepted good operating practices.
- Show their understanding, by clearly stating the causes of instability of trucks and loads.
- Carry out correctly the routine pre-use inspection and take-over maintenance of the truck in accordance with the manufacturer's operator procedures manual.
Location: In-Centre, On-Customer Premises or In-Company.
Course Member: Instructor: Truck Ratio: - 3: 1: 1 Training Course Duration: 1 Day (7.5 hours)
Note: The duration of this training course will depend on the required timings for completing identified and/or, self declared areas of driving/operating weakness. It will therefore, be incumbent on the training provider/instructor to determine the training duration requirements accordingly. Where remedial training period durations are likely to exceed that of one (1) day the training course member and Sponsor Company representative should be informed and agreement obtained for the necessary remedial training requirements to be given.
Certification: Those course members who achieve a pass in both the practical and the theoretical associated knowledge elements of the examination will be awarded with the lift truck operator's "Basic Operating Skills Test" Certificate. They will also be registered on the RTITB National Operator Register for a period of 3 years