Course description
Counterbalance Experienced Course
Certify your staff with RTITB counterbalance lift truck training. Our operator training courses will give you or your employees the skills to operate a counterbalance forklift safely and efficiently, learn how to carry out a pre-use inspection and explain the causes of lift truck and load instability.
Operating any equipment within the work place requires staff have ‘adequate training’, meeting the health and safety at work requirements. Here at PD Training, we pride ourselves on delivering a great service at a very competitive price.
This course consists of an instructor led training room presentation, written assessment, practical training and assessment.
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
On completion of this forklift training, drivers are fully certified to operate this category of truck. The qualification is nationally recognised and accepted throughout the industry.
- Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB)
- The accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA)
- British register of Industrial truck trainers and operators (BRITTOp)
- Member of British Safety Council
Training Course Content
- Course induction
- The need and reasons to training and statutory requirements (HASAWA 1974 etc.)
- Introduction to equipment/control familiarisation/principles of operation
- Identification/use/adjustment of attachments in pre-determined positions including forks
- Recommended mount and dismount
- Introduction to motive, steering controls and practice
- Basic steering exercises – simple courses
- Advanced steering exercises – figure of 8/chicane/90° approaches
- Battery charging procedures/maintenance
- Operator safety code and relevant handout
- Daily pre-use inspections/refuelling procedures
- Engineering principles/rated capacity/stability
- Simple hydraulics (theory)
- Introduction to hydraulic controls, handling empty pallets low level
- Load types/handling and weight assessment
- Stacking/de-stacking at low; eye and high level on industrial racking
- Stacking/de-stacking at low; eye and high level bulk stacks
- Stacking/de-stacking at low; eye and high level cup post pallets
- Manoeuvring with loads/ramps and inclines/handling awkward loads
- Relevant safety film
- Vehicle loading and unloading (theory)
- Vehicle loading and unloading (practical)
- Multi choice theory test
- Pre-use inspection test
- Practical skills test
Course delivery details
Our counterbalance forklift courses are carried out on our customer’s premises. This gives delegates the advantage of being trained and tested on a forklift that is already known to them, in their specific working environment.
On completing this counterbalance course, delegates will know how to use these machines safely and efficiently.
Here at PD Training, we offer bespoke lift truck training programmes to meet your specific business requirements. We will always work around your needs and environment, to cause minimal disruption.
How It Works
To undertake the training, we will need the use of your counterbalance forklift truck. We will also need an undisturbed area with enough space to carry out manoeuvres and testing.
It is also recommended that we use pallets and loads that are appropriate to your business to ensure they experience a real working environment.