Fork Lift Operator Training
Introduction
Forklifts, essential in industries like construction, warehousing, and agriculture, require skilled operation due to potential hazards. To become certified, operators must complete formal instruction, practical training, and a performance assessment. This free online course covers forklift operation and safety protocols, including vehicle inspection and hazard identification. Participants will practice safe operation under expert guidance, using equipment at their facility. Key components include PPE use, control systems, safe travel with loads, refueling, pre-operational inspections, load handling, and equipment securing. The course culminates in skills testing to ensure operator competence.
Course Details
Caught-In or between Hazards in Construction: This course educates individuals on the risks associated with getting caught in equipment or between objects, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and preventing accidents.
Forklift Fundamentals: This training program provides comprehensive knowledge about various types of forklifts, their components, controls, and safety features to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Forklift Operator Safety: Designed for forklift operators, this course covers general safety guidelines, operational techniques, load handling procedures, fuel/battery maintenance, special features awareness, and the proper recording of forklift modifications.
Forklift Training (Counterbalanced): Targeted at lift truck operators, this training covers lift truck components, pre-operation inspection protocols, safe handling practices for lifting, moving, and deploying loads, promoting a culture of safety and efficiency.
Forklifts: Ultimate Hazard Perception: This course focuses on advanced forklift operation skills, including maintaining forklift and load stability, navigating tight spaces, working in trailers, recognizing and avoiding overhead hazards, and safe driving practices both with and without loads.
Forklift Operator Safety Training for Construction: Specifically tailored for construction workers, this training equips individuals with essential knowledge to operate forklifts safely, responsibly, and productively within construction sites.
Motorized Pallet Jacks: Safe Operation: This course covers the safe operation of motorized pallet jacks, including pre-use inspections, proper load handling techniques, and safety measures for packing and maneuvering pallet jacks.
Powered Industrial Truck Safety: This training program helps participants identify various powered industrial trucks, understand potential hazards, practice safe operation methods, learn maintenance procedures, and handle recharging/refueling safely.
Sit-down Forklifts: This course assists individuals in identifying different types of sit-down forklifts, conducting pre-shift inspections, mastering safe operating and loading principles, hazard recognition and avoidance, and proper refueling and battery handling procedures.
Stand-up Forklift Operator Training: Designed for stand-up forklift operators, this training explains different forklift types, pre-use inspection protocols, safe operation guidelines, load handling techniques, proper battery care, and strategies for identifying and avoiding hazards.
Telehandler (Variable Reach Forklift): This course covers telehandler components, inspection routines, safe operation near powerlines, traveling safety, lift techniques, understanding safety symbols, and utilizing load charts effectively to ensure safe telehandler operation.