Course Description:

This training program is designed to provide vertical mast forklift operators with a solid foundation in health and safety standards, preventative maintenance and proper procedures for safe operation. The course consists of classroom theory with a written component and practical, hands-on experience. Course content is delivered through a PowerPoint presentation and interactive discussion and reinforced through workbooks and supplementary handouts.

The Course Curriculum Covers:

• Safety regulations & standards,
• Lift truck fundamentals,
• Principles of stability, balance & capacity,
• Preventative maintenance & procedures (pre-operational inspections),
• General rules of the road,
• Job safety analysis,
• Safe load handling techniques,
• Proper start up & shut down protocol,
• Steering & control,
• Refueling gasoline, diesel & LP lift trucks,
• Charging/changing industrial batteries on electric powered trucks,
• Designations for powered industrial trucks.