Safe Handling of Forklift Truck Training
COURSE OVERVIEW
About this programme
Theory and practical forklift training designed to strengthen operator knowledge, pre-use inspection, stability awareness and safe load-handling skills.
This programme helps forklift operators understand the legal and operational responsibilities associated with powered industrial trucks. It covers forklift components, stability, capacity, inspection, travelling, load handling, parking, refuelling or charging and practical operating techniques with theory and practical assessment.
PRICING
Excluded SST. Final pricing confirmed at enquiry.
IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU
Who should attend and entry requirements
Who should attend
- New or existing forklift operators
- Warehouse, logistics and production personnel
- Supervisors responsible for forklift operations
- Maintenance and safety personnel
Entry requirements
- Valid local/overseas/international driving licence OR more than 3 months' forklift operating experience for the referenced basic scheme
- Able to communicate verbally in Bahasa Malaysia or English
- Physically and medically fit to operate a forklift
- Employer/site authorisation and suitable PPE
- Refresher participants should hold prior forklift training/experience
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Learning outcomes and course modules
Learning outcomes
- Explain forklift hazards and operator responsibilities
- Identify components, controls and stability principles
- Conduct a pre-use inspection
- Travel, steer and park safely
- Pick up, transport and place loads safely
- Demonstrate safe operating behaviour during assessment
Key modules
- Legal and workplace requirements
- Forklift types, components and controls
- Stability triangle, capacity and load centre
- Pre-use inspection and defect reporting
- Safe driving and pedestrian interaction
- Load handling, stacking and parking
- Theory and practical assessment
CERTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION
What you receive and how it's recognised
Interactive theory, demonstration, supervised operating practice, theory test and practical assessment.
Theory and practical operator assessment. Equipment and site conditions must support safe evaluation.
Certificate of Achievement/Competency upon passing theory and practical assessment; operator card only if included in Horizon's selected scheme. Attendance-only wording should be used for awareness/refresher without competency assessment.
The referenced NIOSH Basic Safe Handling scheme states 3 years. Confirm that Horizon uses the same scheme before publishing this validity.
Do not claim a statutory forklift licence; employer authorisation and workplace-specific competency remain important. Any NIOSH or client recognition must be tied to the exact scheme.
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