Vertical forklift

LESSON PLAN

This course is aimed at operators with or without experience, who must inspect and operate forklifts, of all classes, in complete safety. The course complies with Standard B 335-15 and ASME B56.1, 1993.

We are a training organization approved by the Labor Market Partners Commission for the purposes of implementing the Act to promote the development and recognition of workforce skills (approval number 0055240).

TARGET CUSTOMERS

• Operators with or without experience
• Managers
• Members of the health and safety committee

DURATION

• Complete training (theory and practice) duration of 8 hours
• Skills card renewal for 4 hours
• Practical assessment: Approximately 30 to 45 minutes per participant.

PRICE

• 1 participant: 400 $ plus taxes (Includes theoretical and practical training)
• 2 to 3 participants: 850 $ plus taxes (Includes theoretical and practical training)
• 4 to 6 participants: 1200 $ plus taxes (Includes theoretical and practical training)
• 7 to 8 participants: 1500 $ plus taxes (Includes theoretical and practical training)

BENEFITS INCLUDED

• Free parking
• Coffee, apple as much as you like during training
• Promotional pouch including personalized pens and key rings
• Protective equipment provided
• Training carried out with SOS machines
• Public transportation nearby
• Discount of a 10% discount coupon on the first rental

GOALS

• Raise candidate awareness of the dangers associated with using forklifts
• Ensuring safe working methods
• Become familiar with the risks associated with the work environment

METHODOLOGY

• Theoretical presentation on Power Point
• Theoretical exam based on understanding
• Practical assessment of operators

THEORETICAL CONTENT

• Introduction
• Company regulations, policies and procedures
• Statistics and accidents (analysis of the cause of the accident)
• Forklift Features
• Pre-start inspection
• Capacity plate and its location
• Responsibility to report a problem or failure
• Traveling with and without load
• Factors affecting stability
• Handling loads, ramps and slopes
• Driving safety rules
• Risk identification
• Lifting and maintaining a worker at height, use of a compliant cage and the necessary PPE
• Parking procedure
• Changing a propane tank and/or battery
• Theoretical exam with choice of answers

PRACTICAL CONTENT

Assessment of candidate skills according to:

• Inspection before start-up
• Start and move with and without loads
• Handle loads safely (respect the load center, safe use of the lifting cage, harness, anchor point, etc.)
• Park your cart
• Identify business-specific hazards

At the end of the training, a certificate and a skills card will be sent to you by email.

Happy training everyone!