Pallet stacker truck training

Course objective

Pallet truck training for candidates with little or no experience with electric platform trucks. Standard: to qualify for a certificate of basic training the trainee will need to meet the standards laid down by the HSE code of practice 26 (1994).

Accredited by

NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme)

Accredited course name

N008 - Pallet stacker truck

Course content

• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations
• Provision and Use of Working Equipment Regulations
• Introduction to the forklift truck
• Principle of lifting
• Stability factors
• Battery care
• Stability factors
• Steering operations (forward and reverse)
• Steering operations (confined/open areas)
• Picking up, putting down, transporting pallet loads
• Stacking and de-stacking loads

Assessment

Theory and practical examination.

Ratio

1 instructor : 1 pallet stacker : 3 candidates

Duration

The duration of the course will vary depending on the experience of the candidates.

• Novice operators: 2 day course
• Experienced operators: 1 day course