Counterbalance Lift Trucks - Assessment Only

Who should attend?

This course is for you if you need to prove your ability in safely operating a counterbalance lift truck.

As you'll appreciate, this course contains some practical activity that will require a minimum level of fitness. If you have any concerns, please speak to the Provider.

What will be covered?

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Prepare the various lift trucks for driving or manoeuvring by:
  • Having site safety awareness
  • Identifying basic construction and components, and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges
  • Identifying and complying with the manufacturer’s operator’s manual (MOM) and other information sources, such as rating plates and applicable regulations
  • Carrying out all pre-use and running checks
  • Configuring the lift truck for travel
  • Placing the lift truck in an out-of-service condition.
• Operate, move or manoeuvre the lift trucks:
  • Both with and without a load
  • In confined areas using forward and reverse direction, with and without a load.
• Select, transfer and position loads using a lift truck by:
  • Setting up the lift truck in order to lift various loads
  • Lifting various loads within the full working range of the lift truck
  • Ensuring load integrity and security
  • Transporting loads
  • Placing and retrieving loads accurately at various places
  • Placing and retrieving loads from a vehicle bed or trailer
  • Keeping within safe working parameters
  • Operating with bulk loads
  • Explaining the loading and unloading procedure, on and off a transporter.
• Load and unload a container, vehicle, vessel or craft using a reach lift truck
• Place and retrieve loads from a vehicle bed or trailer
• Undertake post-operational checks on a lift truck.