Our RTITB & ITSSAR accredited Counterbalance Forklift Training course for beginner novice delivers a minimum of 32.5 hours of instruction and is designed to instruct up to a maximum of 3 delegates, providing the skills needed to operate the forklift truck safely and efficiently, carry out a pre-use inspection & recall and explain the causes of truck and load instability.

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This course is for operators with little or no previous experience using a counterbalance forklift truck – the course complies with the standards set in accordance with the HSE Code of Practice L117. This also enables successful operators to use any counterbalance forklift up to a 5000 kg lifting capacity (with authorization ) anywhere in the UK.

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The Novice Counterbalance forklift training course consists of a classroom lecture, DVD presentation, written assessment, practical training and assessment. This is a 5-DAY course for beginners and one-day for a counterbalance refresher course for those operators with documentary evidence of formal training and who wish to renew their counterbalance forklift license.