Fork Truck Certification Course

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 together with the Code of Practice 2001 requires that all individuals who operate any type of fork truck must complete and pass a certified course. Companies are also required to provide training for all employees who operate a fork truck.

This approved certification course fulfils all legal and insurance requirements. It is relevant for experienced operators who are not previously certified or certified operators whose licence has expired.

All instructors are RTITB registered and the course fulfils all Health and Safety Authority (HSA) requirements.

Course Duration

2 Days

Number of Trainees

RATIO: 1 Instructor, 4 Trainees, 1 Truck

COURSES - Public Courses or In-Company Courses

PUBLIC COURSES: Courses are held monthly in our Warehouse Facility.

Click here for Course Dates.

IN-COMPANY TRAINING: Please contact us to arrange a course.

T: 091 528777

E: admin@wmcgalway.com

requirements - In-company Courses

The following are required for all on site courses:

Truck charged and in sound mechanical condition
Area for practical instruction/test
15 empty and 6 laden pallets
A room for theoretical instruction and test

Course Content

Introduction to the course
- Course structure – Instruction/assessment detail
- Standards and requirements
Theoretical instruction
- Code of Practice 2002 - Operator responsibilities
- Operators' safety code
- Causes/prevention of accidents
- Fork truck capacity/stability
Practical Instruction
- Controls and safety features
- Daily inspection and preventive maintenance
- Steering/turning/reversing
- Manoeuvering in confined areas
- The hydraulic system
- Pallet pick and place procedure
- Stacking/de-stacking - racking – all levels
- Battery care and charging procedure
- Vehicle loading and unloading procedure
- Safe parking
Supervised trainee practice
- Trainee practice
- Corrective instruction
Competence testing
- Practical
- Theory
Summary
- Individual feedback/results