Licence To Operate A Forklift Truck

Course Overview

This unit specifies the outcomes required for the operation of a powered industrial truck equipped with a mast and an elevating load carriage to which is attached a pair of fork arms or other attachment, for licensing purposes.

This unit is based on the requirements of the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work and provides applicants with the knowledge and skills required to obtain a High Risk Licence to Operate a Forklift Truck.

On successful completion of this course you will enhance your chance of employment in warehouse , construction or the rail industry as a forklift operator.

Prerequisites 

To undertake the TLILIC0003 Licence to operate a forklift truck, you will need:

• To be a minimum of 18 years of age
• To understand and speak the English language at a level that enables the safe performance of high risk work
• To obtain a Unique Student Identifier (USI).

What is covered in the course?

• Workplace Health & Safety Legislation & Operating Procedures

• Hazard Identification, Assess Risks & Control Measures

• Plan Work

• Overhead Hazards

• Pre-start Operational Checks

• Damage & Defect Reporting

• Communication Methods

• Load Data Plate Specifications

• Determining Load Weight & SWL

• Shift Load including Manoeuvring, Loading, Lifting and stacking at Various Stack Heights

• Unplanned and or Unsafe Situations

• Post Operational Checks

• Shutdown & Secure Forklift Truck