Forklift Training Certification provides the operator with an understanding of the safe and efficient operation of forklifts. this certification teaches operators to identify specific health and safety hazards in the workplace that are associated with operating a powered industrial forklift.

This course also covers safe propane handling, required for the use of a lift truck.

The Forklift Certification Program is four hours in length. Some of the topics covered in the certification program include:

• Review legislation and fines / penalties relating to the (OSHA) Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Outline the responsibilities of Owner, Employer, Supervisors, and Workers.
• Options available to a driver who is asked to perform unsafe work, or an unsafe act.
• Group discussion on experiences of actual incidents or close calls.
• Consequences of unsafe driving of an Industrial Fork Truck: 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 training will involve verification and review of 50 question, True & False format.

Upon successful completion of  course, participants will be issued a certificate, as well as a wallet card.