Course Overview:

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