Licence To Operate A Forklift Truck

This forklift ticket course is designed to ensure that participants have the skills and knowledge 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 definition also includes a truck on which the operator is raised with the attachment for order-picking. Upon successful assessment of this forklift ticket course will allow the participant to apply for a forklift licence (LF).

Forklift Ticket Course Overview

This forklift ticket course is designed to ensure that participants have the skills and knowledge 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 definition also includes a truck on which the operator is raised with the attachment for order-picking.This course is based on the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work.

This is a 3-day intensive training and assessment forklift licence course. Participants will have three days (or 4 nights) to complete theory, practical training and assessment with our qualified trainer and assessor.

On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to apply for a HIGH-RISK FORKLIFT LICENCE (LF).

This course option is suitable for participants without access to a workplace to gain experience, or workplaces who don’t have the resources to supervise staff while gaining nominal hours. 

If at any time during these 2 days the assessor recognises the need for the participant to complete gap training, participants will be given their logbook to gain nominal hours in the workplace prior to attending an assessment.

On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to apply for a forklift ticket.

Application

This 'Licence to Operate a Forklift Truck' unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to operate a forklift truck safely in accordance with all relevant legislative requirements. Competence in this unit, does not in itself result in a HRWL licence to operate this plant.

Forklift truck means a powered industrial truck equipped with lifting media made up of a mast and an elevating load carriage to which is attached a pair of fork arms or other attachments that can be raised 900 mm or more above the ground, but does not include a pedestrian-operated truck or a pallet truck.

A person performing this work is required to hold a boom-type elevating work platform HRWL.

Performance Criteria

• Plan work

• Conduct routine checks

• Shift load

• Shut down and secure forklift truck

Forklift Licence Course Outline

• Accurately interpret information relating to conducting forklift truck operations (e.g. procedures)

• Safely conduct forklift truck operations including all functions to the maximum height and load capacity

• Identify hazards associated with the operation of the forklift truck, assess risks and put into place effective hazard prevention/control measures for those hazards identified

• Verify problems and equipment faults and demonstrate appropriate response procedures

• Methodology of determining the weight of a load

• WHS legislation, standards relevant to the safe operation for the forklift trucks

• Understanding of forklift characteristics and capabilities (including use of load data plates)

• Understanding of the hierarchy of hazard identification and control

• Organisational and workplace standards, requirements, policies and procedures

• Procedures for the recording, reporting and maintenance of workplace records and information

• Forklift truck operations and safe operating techniques

• Typical routine problems encountered in the operation of the crane and equipment and adjustments required for correction

Licensing/ Regulatory Information

Legislative and regulatory requirements are applicable to this unit of competency.

This unit is based on the licensing requirements of Part 4.5 of the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations and meets Commonwealth, State and Territory HRWL requirements.

The National Assessment Instrument (NAI) is the mandated assessment for the HRWL to operate the relevant licencing class as detailed in this unit.

Pre-requisite For This Course

• Provide 100 Points of identification (as per Workplace Health and Safety Queensland requirements)

• Ability to read, write & understand English

What To Bring

• Provide 100 Points of identification (as per Workplace Health and Safety Queensland requirements)

• Steel cap Boots

• Safety gloves

• Hi-Visibility shirt and hard hat with a brim

• Suitable outdoor work clothing (no singlets)

• Lunch and water bottle

• If applicable, any evidence of prior experience e.g old certificates

• USI Number

Additional Information

Course Timing:Course days typically run from 6:30am to approximately 3:00pm - Participants are advised to arrive 15 minutes early to sign in.

*You may be required to start before 6:30am and stay after 3:00pm depending on how long the formal assessment runs for, we will advise of these times on the day of formal assessment.

Course Structure:

Please note: Competence in a unit does not in itself result in a licence.

Once the trainer believes the participant has demonstrated theoretical and practical understanding of the chosen course (i.e ‘Unit of Competency’), this will be verified with a certificate or what’s known as a ‘Statement of Attainment’ from us, On the Job Training.

In order to obtain a licence, the candidate, after successful completion of the unit of competency, can choose to participate in the theoretical and practical assessments known as ‘National Assessment Instruments’ (NAI) held at the conclusion of each course at On the Job Training.

This is conducted by an assessor on behalf of Workplace Health & Safety Queensland. On successful completion of the mandated assessments, they will be issued with a ‘Candidate Assessment Summary’ (CAS) by On the Job Training.

Upon successful completion of the NAI as stated above, the Office of Industrial Relations Queensland will contact them with instructions on how to apply for the high risk work licence.