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Skill Overview

This course enables successful delegates to use a counterbalance forklift truck up to a 5000kg lifting capacity anywhere in the UK. The Counterbalance Forklift is the most common forklift used in today's industry. The aim of this course: 
- Improved safety culture and staff morale  
- Reduced risk of accidents and incidents  
- Reduced risks of claims and prosecutions  
- The safe operation of a fork lift truck in areas including factories, stores, warehouses, goods yards and heavy haulage depots

Learning Objectives

This course ensures that delegates gain sufficient understanding of current legislation and learn skills which will ensure safe use of the fork lift truck. Topics covered include:  - Introduction to the lift truck to be used  
- Weight assessment  
- Controls and instruments  
- Handling laden and unladen pallets  
- Starting, moving and stopping the truck  
- Driving on/off ramps and inclines  
- Steering the truck  
- Road vehicle loading and unloading  
- Operation of hydraulic controls  
- Stacking/de-stacking, in-racking & free standing  
- Pre-use inspection  
- Course review and evaluation   

You will complete a multiple choice question assessments, pre-use inspection tests and a practical based tests throughout the duration of the course. Once you have passed the assessments, you will be issued with an RTITB certificate with a photo ID card. These are currently valid for 3 years.

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This course is designed for candidates with no prior experience of forklift truck operation.

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