With thousands of lift truck related injuries and fatalities occurring each year, this online Counterbalanced Forklifts course aims to reduce the risks related to sit-down, vertical mast forklifts by teaching you how to become a safe lift truck operator.
This course was written to comply with the requirements for theory training as outlined in:
CSA Standard B335-15 (R2020)
ANSI Standard B56.1
OSHA 1910.178
Course Topics
The need to reduce risk to people, products, and property
Lift truck fundamentals, including components and their functions
The principles of balance, stability, and capacity
The importance of a pre-operational inspection
The procedures for completing both a visual and operational inspection
How to safely enter, exit, and operate lift trucks
How to operate lift trucks around pedestrians
Guidelines for parking a lift truck
Safe methods for picking up, moving, and deploying loads
Procedures for surviving incidents
Safe procedures for fueling gasoline and diesel powered lift trucks
Safe procedures for replacing liquid petroleum tanks
The proper methods for changing, charging, and adding water to industrial batteries
And more
Course Duration
Approximately 2 hours
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Certificate of Completion
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available to download and print. Please note that, in some jurisdictions, additional practical evaluation on equipment may be required to ensure regulatory compliance.
