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This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a very narrow aisle truck (operator up) safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will be one day.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

  • Lift Truck Safety and the Law
  • Common Areas of Maintenance and Pre-start Checks
  • Start, Stop and Basic Manoeuvring
  • Operating with Pallets and Loads
  • Aisle Entry and Collection of Loads/Packages
  • Practical Assessment.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option.

Delivery method

Classroom and practical assessment

Course description:

Very Narrow Aisle Trucks (Operator Up) (Novice) Download PDF

Who should attend?

This course is for you if you need to become proficient in safely operating a very narrow aisle truck (operator up).

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 the course, you will have earned the skills and knowledge to be able to:

  • Prepare the very narrow aisle truck 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 manufacturers’ instructions in accordance with the MOM and other information sources, such as rating plates and applicable regulations
    • Carrying out all pre-start and running checks
    • Configuring the lift truck for travel
    • Placing the lift truck in an out-of-service condition.
  • Operate, move or manoeuvre the very narrow aisle truck:
    • 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 very narrow aisle truck by:
    • Setting up the lift in order to lift various loads
    • Lifting various loads within the full working range of the truck
    • Ensuring load integrity and security
    • Transporting loads
    • Placing and retrieving loads accurately at various places
    • Keeping within safe working parameters
    • Operating with bulk loads.
  • Conduct aisle entry and exit procedures
  • Undertake post-operational checks on the truck.
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