Thinking of training as a Forklift truck driver?

With many people being laid off and made redundant, training has never been so important. Re-training as a Forklift Operator can help you towards securing a jo with opportunities to earn up to £30,000pa.

You do not need a driving licence to drive a forklift truck off road, for instance in a depot. However you do need a licence and road insurance when driving a forklift on the public highway. Although you don't need a licence to drive a forklift off-road, employers are legally required under the Health & safety at Work Act to provide adequate training to those using equipment and this includes forklift drivers. There are a number of local and national providers of forklift training. Forklift courses may take place at a training establishment or at an employer's place of business.

What does the job of fork lift operator involve?

The job of forklift driver usually involves transporting heavy goods around depots such as factories and warehouses and loading and unloading goods from vehicles. Also goods in the warehouse or yard may need restacking. Before lifting a load, the fork truck operator must be competent to make sure the truck is not overloaded and that the load is secure. This information will be taught on a forklift truck training course.

A Forklift operator should ensure that daily maintenance tasks are fulfilled. These tasks will be covered in a forklift training course. In practice lift truck operators may also be required help to load and unload trucks manually and perform other warehouse duties such as packing.

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