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Forklift

Course Information

East Kent Training is a registered training organisation with LANTRA National Training Organisation Limited, and with ITSSAR. These are both nationally recognised and Health & Safety approved.

There are various courses available on all types of machinery, which is dependent on the amount of fork lift driving experience a candidate has (Novice, Experienced, Conversion, Refresher Training). This also applies to plant & other machinery training. Please contact us for guidance on this.

Courses are generally held on customer premises using their machine.

Who are these courses for?
These courses are designed for anyone wanting to train for certification in a nationally recognised qualification in fork lift and plant operation

Duration
One to five days depending on experience

Tutor/Trainee Ratio
Maximum 3 candidates

General Fork Lift Course Content
Training is required to teach the necessary skills & relevant job safety knowledge required for the safe operation of the machine in their working environment.
Trainees are encouraged to promote future good practice in order to maintain their driving skills and to conform with all the relevant statutory procedures (e.g. Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, etc and Approved Codes of Practice)
Trainees will be motivated to provide greater productivity and cost saving as a direct result and maintenance of the training standards.
These courses are a combination of theory and practical skills, and, as always, the emphasis is on safety.
Assessment for certification is carried out at the end of training in the form of a multi choice question paper and a Practical Safety & Driver Skills Test.
The course content varies slightly depending on the type of machine used.

Content
On these courses the trainee will learn:

  • The essential features of lift trucks and their maintenance
  • How to avoid the potential dangers of lift truck operation
  • How to assess loads and move them safely
  • How to get the best from a lift truck in different conditions
  • The relevant legal requirements
  • Starting & Stopping


  • Visual checks and maintenance
  • Mounting and dismounting
  • Controls and instruments
  • Start and move off
  • Safe Stopping and parking
  • Operating


  • Stability
  • Load Centres
  • Rating and derating
  • General Driving


  • Use of controls and instruments
  • All-round observation
  • Acceleration and braking
  • Positioning, turning and straightening
  • Rear end swing
  • Hydraulic controls
  • Use of handbrake
  • Use of horn
  • Ramps and hills
  • Pallet Work


  • Positioning the truck
  • Positioning of forks
  • Use of lift and tilt boom
  • Use of control and instruments
  • Use of handbrake
  • Driving with pallets
  • Stacking and destacking
  • Loading and checking vehicles
  • Side shift and swing in
  • Undercutting
  • Bulk Materials


  • Changing attachments
  • Stability and positioning
  • Use of horn
  • Loading of high sided vehicles
  • Use of lift and tilt boom


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