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AIMS OF THE COURSE:
The programme is designed to provide trainees with the skills, knowledge
and confidence to operate a Forklift safely, and to reduce injury
and accidents to personnel and property. Participants will be required
to successfully complete both a written (oral) and practical assessment
to the National Competency Standards.
Competency standards are nationally developed benchmarks for effective
performance in the workplace. They are statements which describe
the skills and knowledge that people need in order to work to required
industry standards.
DURATION:
One (1) Day / Two (2) Days
ELEMENTS OF COMPETENCY:
- Plan and prepare work
- Conduct pre-operational checks
- Operate forklift
- Attach, secure, lift, carry and place materials
- Carry out operator maintenance
- Select, remove and fit attachments
- Clean up
COURSE OUTLINE
From this course participants will have knowledge of :
-
 Operator's
responsibility
- Legislation
- Engineering principles of a forklift
- Stability
- Rules for safe operation
- Accident prevention
- Safe systems of work
and will be able to:
- Identify danger areas
- Conduct pre-start checks
- Conduct pre-operational checks
- Know forklift capacity
- Operate forklift safely
- Picking of loads
- Travelling with and without loads
- Unloading
- Stacking and detecting
- Park correctly
- Travel (speed)
- Up and down inclines
ASSESSMENT
Participants will be required to successfully complete both a written
and practical examination prior to the end of the course in order
for them to gain certification.
Competency is to be demonstrated by the safe and efficient operation
of a forklift to workplace specifications and industry productivity
levels on a range of tasks.
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