Ontario Counterbalance Forklift Safety & Operation Training

This workshop is designed for participants who have little or no working knowledge of operating a counterbalance forklift. It is also designed to be a refresher course for experienced counterbalance forklift operators.

This course must be completed for forklift operators to be in compliance of the Ontario MOL regulations.

Certifications (licenses) last for three years before requiring renewal. Participants must successfully complete and pass both the theoretical and practical components of this course to receive their record of training (ROT).

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who supervises operators of Counterbalance Forklifts or operates a Counterbalance Forklift on a construction site or in an industrial establishment.

Course components:

Theoretical Component:

After successfully completing this portion of the course, participants will understand:

• The legislative requirements (Government Regulations, CSA Standards and Manufacturers’ Guidelines and Principles;

• The duties and responsibilities of workplace stakeholders;

• Pre-shift inspections;

• Safe operating and load handling procedures;

• Pedestrian safety and the proper use of hand signals;

• Propane and battery handling techniques.

Practical Component:

To successfully pass this course, participants must demonstrate the following:

• The capability to conduct a pre-shift inspection;

• Forklift safe starting procedures;

• Lifting a load with a forklift;

• Travelling with and placing a load with a forklift;

• Parking and immobilizing a counterbalance forklift device.