Forklift Training Overview:

Certified forklift training will teach the trainees how to identify specific health and safety hazards in the workplace associated with operating a powered industrial lift truck. All our onsite training is performed by instructors with years of experience.  The other course that is offered on the Safety Training Canada website. and is a nice fit with this lift truck operator course is the propane cylinder exchange.

There are two parts to the forklift certification program before trainees can become certified. These include the in class theory and the forklift operator driver evaluation.

What is different about our forklift classes?

Our forklift classes are customized for the employee that may have trouble reading and writing. We have found that a large number of people stuggle with illiteracy in the workplace and that there's a need for this specialized training.

Fork Truck Course Review:

• Review fines, penalties and the legislation relating to the (OSHA) Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Discuss the responsibilities of the Company Owner, Employer, Supervisors, and Workers.
• What options a lift truck operator has when he/she is asked to perform unsafe work, or an unsafe act.
• We will hold a group discussion to discuss fork truck accidents, close calls or bad expiences you might have witnessed.
• What the consequences might be for unsafe driving of an industrial forklift, relating to the Legal, Moral, Ethical, Social and Psychological.
• Review the classifications of the Industrial Forklifts and highlight differences.
• Pre-shift inspections.
• Stability triangle / trapezoid.
• Centre of Gravity of the load & Centre of Gravity of the truck.
• Capacity of Industrial Forklifts, capacity plates (reading & understanding)
• Specific hazards & controls when driving an Industrial Forklift.
• How to respond to an emergency situation involving an Industrial Forklift Truck.
• List specific driving rules to your use of Industrial Forklifts.
• Forklift safety training will involve verification and a review test of 50 true and false questions.

PLEASE NOTE: That if your company lift truck is powered by propane "Certification" of the trainee in "Propane Cylinder Exchange" as required by the Energy Act of Ontario is included in the forklift certification training.

How long can we expect forklift training to take?

The theory part is approximately four hours in length. All fork truck training and reviews are delivered on site and scheduled to your convenience (off shifts, weekends, whenever and wherever). We will meet the client's needs. That's part of our dedicated service to our clients.

Online Certified Forklift Training