Course description
Reach Truck Experienced Course (In-House)
Get staff certified in order to comply with UK law. Our RTITB reach truck operator training courses will give your employees the skills to operate a reach truck forklift safely and efficiently, learn how to carry out a pre-use inspection and explain the causes of lift truck and load instability.
In the intricate environment of warehouses and storage facilities across the UK, the reach truck stands out as a vital tool for ensuring efficient material handling and space optimisation. Reach truck training is imperative, providing operators with the specialised skills and understanding required to handle these machines safely and proficiently.
This comprehensive training encompasses vital aspects such as precise manoeuvring in tight spaces, load handling, and understanding the safety protocols associated with height operations.
As workplace safety is paramount, and given the UK’s stringent regulations, ensuring operators are well-trained for reach truck operations is not only a matter of efficiency but also of utmost importance for occupational safety.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
For employees that have experience but have never received any formal training.
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
- Practical examination
- Theoretical examination
- Vehicle loading and offloading
- Refuelling and recharging procedures including battery handling and housing
- Course introduction and induction
- Health & safety at work act 1974
- Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998
- Provision & use of work equipment regulations 1998.
- Approved code of practice
- Operator safety and observation
- Pre-Shift checks & test
- Defect reporting procedures
- Lift Truck stability – engineering principles and weight assessment
- Driving within simulated working conditions
- Manoeuvring skills
- Rated capacity & load centres
- Hydraulic system and use of the controls
- Stacking & de-stacking – load handling skills
- Driving within simulated working conditions
- Stacking & de-stacking – load handling skills
- Pre-Shift checks & test
- Approved code of practice
- Defect reporting procedures
- Provision & use of work equipment regulations 1998.
- Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998
- Lift Truck stability – engineering principles and weight assessment
- Refuelling and recharging procedures including battery handling
Course delivery details
Our reach truck 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 successful completion of this 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.