AIMS OF THE FORKLIFT LICECE MELBOURNE COURSE:
The Forklift Licence Melbourne course has been carefully put together to provide beginners with everything they need to help them operate a forklift skillfully, knowledgably and with confidence. The forklift licence Melbourne course will also help you to operate a forklift safely, and make you aware of areas where accidents may occur. In order to gain your forklift licence in Melbourne, you will need to successfully complete both a written and practical assessment to the National Competency Standards.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING FORKLIFT LICENCING IS REQUIRED TO PASS ASSESMENT:
- Need to plan and prepare work
- Conduct pre-operational checks
- Operate forklift in a safe and competent manner
- Attach, secure, lift, carry and place materials
- Make sure you carry out operator maintenance
- Select, remove and fit attachments
- Clean up
FORKLIFT COURSE OUTLINE
A beginners forklift licence course will help you discover the following;
What your responsibility is as a forklift operator:
- Principles of a Forklift
- Stability of a forklift
- The rules required for safe operation of a forklift
- How to prevent accidents while operating a forklift
- Safe systems of work
- Identify danger areas within a working environment
- How to conduct pre-start checks
- How to conduct pre-operational checks
- Know the capacity of a forklift
- Travelling with and without loads
- Unloading the Forklift
- Parking correctly
- Travel (speeds for safety)
FORKLIFT ASSESSMENT
To gain your forklift licence, you will be required to complete both a theory and practical test of what you have learnt. This will be taken by the assessor.
If you have been successful, you will be granted with an interim forklift licence. This last for a period of 60 days. Within this time, you will need to submit your application and $60 to Worksafe Victoria.
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