Forklift License & Training in SA

Allan Miller Transport Training offers a cost effective, flexible, and high quality forklift training and assessment service.

TLILIC0003 – Licence to Operate a Forklift Truck

This course is a nationally recognised course which provides students with quality forklift training in compliance with South Australian acts and regulations, such as WHS.

Pre-course requirements

Applicants must:-

• be at least 18 years of age
• have photo identification
• have no medical conditions that would prevent the issue of a forklift licence
• have a command of the English language to enable fluent communication
• wear fully enclosed footwear
• must study and have a full understanding of the work booklet prior to attending course
• These are compulsory requirements to attend this course.

Course content

• Relevant Australian Standards, Legislation & Regulations
• Pre-start and shut down procedures
• Forklift operations and controls
• WHS principles
• High risk assessment & hazards
• Load Shifting/Handling
• Theory and practical test

Forklift – Verification of Competence (VOC)

Objectives

• Verification of Competency (VOC) of forklift operators can be delivered at our clients work site or AMTT’s depot.
• AMTT can conduct Assessments on all sizes of forklift trucks from 2500 tonne to container heavy movers
• AMTT will conduct a forklift assessment only on all operators.  The forklift assessment will cover the following areas:
• Pre-operational checks
• Vehicle skills
• Operating awareness
• Traffic skills
• Load management
• Shut down and parking
• Hazard identification and control measures

1.1.  The forklift assessment is a practical demonstration/assessment which also includes verbal examination to evaluate the competency of each operator.

1.2.  A written report with any recommendations for further training will be supplied, if required.

1.3.    AMTT will provide a qualified and accredited trainer to conduct the VOC on the forklift operators.

TLID2010 Operate a Forklift Truck – Accredited Training

Employees will be trained to an industry-standard of competency for the relevant forklift assessments.  This course is based on the nationally recognised unit of competency TLID2010 operate a forklift truck and cover the following areas:

• Check forklift condition
• Drive forklift
• Operate forklift to handle loads
• Monitor site conditions
• Monitor and maintain forklift performance
• To evaluate the competency of each operator through a theory/classroom assessment then a practical observation assessment.
• A written report with any recommendations for further training will be supplied, if required.
• AMTT will provide a qualified and accredited trainer to implement forklift assessment program.

Project Approach & Deliverables

• Employees must meet pre-course requirements:-
• must provide & hold a current forklift licence (high risk licence)
• wear fully enclosed footwear or steel cap boots if this is a PPE requirement at your site

All operators would attend a classroom session with duration of 3 hours.  This would include a PowerPoint presentation covering the following areas:

• efficient driving techniques
• engine power management and safe operating strategies
• forklift controls, instruments and indicators, and their use
• forklift handling procedures
• high risk work licence requirements
• operating hazards and related defensive driving and hazard control techniques
• operational emergency procedures
• pre-operational checks carried out on forklift and related action
• principles of stress management when driving a forklift
• relevant duty of care requirements  for operating a forklift
• relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations
• site layout and obstacles
• Workplace operating procedures.

The practical demonstration/assessment will require each operator to successfully complete the following tasks:

• Hazard identification
• Ensure all pre-operational checks are completed.
• Drive forklift through obstacle course in reverse twice and forward twice.
• Pick up a pallet selected by the assessor and complete the obstacle course in reverse twice and forward twice.
• Lift pallet and place in low level racking.
• Collect pallet from high level in racking and move pallet/IBC to another high level racking.
• Collect pallet from medium level racking and return to original pick up point.
• Re-stack the pallets in a straight stack and return to original pick up point.
• Shut down and park forklift.
• NB: practical demonstration/assessment can be tailored to the client’s site as long as the above areas are covered.
• The practical component of the training course is hands-on and supervised under instruction.  Our training is structured to suit and is worked around your operational requirements, to provide a structured quality practical session to all your operators.