Reach Forklift Training

Reach Forklift Training is essential for operators. Reach forklift trucks are typically used in narrow aisles for stacking and un-stacking pallets, where precision driving is essential to maintain safety and avoid damage to stock. If used without sufficient care and attention, reach forklifts can be extremely dangerous – with careful training these risks can be substantially reduced.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Trainees on our course will be taught best practice regarding: –

• Observing speed limits
• Pedestrians & other traffic
• Seat belts
• Correct use of the horn
• Best practice for picking up and setting down loads

COURSE CONTENT

• Legislation
• Operator safety video(s)
• Pre-use checks – record keeping and reporting
• Introduction to the counterbalance forklift and controls
• Safe starting and stopping
• Observational techniques
• Basic steering & steering in confined spaces
• Approaching a load to pick up & place in a marked area
• Bulk stacking
• Loading & unloading a vehicle
• Place & retrieve a load from an industrial racking system (all heights)
• Re-fuel / Re-charge / Changing LPG bottles

ASSESSMENT

• Theory test
• Pre-use inspection test
• Practical test of operating skills