Rough Terrain Telescopic Lift Truck - Novice Operator

This course will help you understand how to operate a rough terrain telescopic lift truck safely. It will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.

Location
3 Locations Available
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- Aberdeen
- Barony
- Oatridge
Subject area:
Machinery
Cost:
£580.00
Duration:
3 days
Awarding Body:
LANTRA
Course Code:
QRFLEX

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Overview & what's involved

We offer this course to blocks of three customers at a time. If you have numbers requiring training outside multiples of three, get in touch.

Entry requirements

You must be able to show formal training and certification or relevant experience.

Full description

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a rough terrain telescopic lift truck safely and will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Prepare the various lift trucks for driving or manoeuvring by:
- Having site safety awareness
- Identifying basic construction and components, and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges
- Identifying and complying with the manufacturer’s operator’s manual (MOM) and other information sources, such as rating plates and applicable regulations
- Carrying out all pre-use and running checks
- Configuring the lift truck for travel
- Placing the lift truck in an out-of-service condition.

Operate, move or manoeuvre the lift trucks:
- Both with and without a load
- In confined areas using forward and reverse direction, with and without a load.

Select, transfer and position loads using a lift truck by:
- Setting up the lift in order to lift various loads
- Lifting various loads within the full working range of the lift truck
- Ensuring load integrity and security
- Transporting loads
- Placing and retrieving loads accurately at various places
- Placing and retrieving loads from a vehicle bed or trailer
- Keeping within safe working parameters
- Operating with bulk loads
- Explaining the loading and unloading procedure, on and off a transporter.

Load and unload a container, vehicle, vessel or craft using a reach lift truck
Place and retrieve loads from a vehicle bed or trailer
Undertake post-operational checks on a lift truck.

What to bring

Safety boots and outdoor clothing including work gloves.

Contact details and cancellation

Contact:

Oatridge: 01506 539198, oatridgetraining@sruc.ac.uk
Aberdeen: 01334 658960, aberdeentraining@sruc.ac.uk
Elmwood: 01334 658960 elmwoodtraining@sruc.ac.uk
Barony 01387 860251, baronytraining@sruc.ac.uk

Cancellations:

Cancellations must be made at least 10 working days prior to the course start date otherwise the full course fee is still payable. In the event that SRUC has to cancel a course for any reason your course fees will be refunded in full or your booking transferred to the next available date if this is suitable.

Certification

This course is Lantra certified but please note that from 1 April 2025 Lantra will no longer be producing Physical Certificates and/or Learner Cards. For Courses delivered after this date we are only sending eCertificates. Learners can order physical copies direct via the Lantra Learner Hub if required.