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Reach Truck Refresher Course Training

We offer fully accredited or in-house Reach Truck Refresher Courses throughout Port Talbot, Swansea, Bridgend & Newport. The Reach Truck Refresher Courses can be AITT accredited or In-House and are fully recognised by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and provide candidates with the relevant practical skills and knowledge required to correctly yet safely operate a wide variety of Counterbalance Forklift Trucks within the workplace.

BR Forklift Training Services can provided Reach Truck forklift training for all industry sectors, private individuals and corporate clients  as well as conversions from a foreign licence to UK accreditation or in-house certification to the ACOP L117 standards.

As with all available courses we can train anywhere within the UK onsite. We also cover all shift patterns for your convenience including night shift training and weekends at no extra cost.

Reach Truck Conversion Courses
Reach Truck Refresher Courses
Reach Truck Novice Courses

Reach Truck Novice Training

The Reach Truck Novice Training course are for candidates with no previous training or experience. This course will run from 3 to 5 days depending on the number of candidates with a maximum training ratio of 3 candidates 1 instructor to 1 truck.

Reach Truck Refresher Training

The Reach Truck Refresher Course is for candidates who need to refresh their skills after expiry of accreditation or due to an accident or incorrect operating as deemed by employers. This is a 1 day course with a maximum training ratio of 3 candidates per instructor.

Reach Truck Experience Training

The Reach Truck Conversion Course is for candidates who wish to convert from another accreditation to the counterbalance lift truck. This course is a 1 day course and requires the candidates to have trained previously on another machine type to qualify.

About the Reach Truck Refresher Course

Our AITT Fork Lift Truck Operator Course – Refresher (Reach Truck) delivers a minimum of 1 day of instruction and is designed to instruct up to a maximum of 3 delegates , providing the skills needed to operate the Reach Truck fork lift truck safely and efficiently, carry out a pre-use inspection & recall and explain the causes of truck and load instability.

 

This course is perfect for forklift operators with previous experience using a Reach Truck forklift truck and are refreshing their qualification after the 3 year expiry – the AITT course complies with the standards set out in accordance with the HSE Code of Practice L117 (ACOP). This course enables successful operators to use any Reach Truck forklift up to 8 metres or above depending on the truck training takes place on (with authorisation) anywhere within the UK.

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Reach Truck Refresher

Course Content & Information

Course title:

Lift Truck Basic Safety Refresher and Test Course

Course aim:

To provide refresher training and update the basic skill requirements and associated job safety knowledge to existing certificated operators of industrial forklift trucks.

Course elements:

The course will comprise theoretical and practical instruction covering the following:-

1. Responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, PUWER 98 & LOLER 98
2. Operators Safety Code
3. Battery maintenance and charging procedures / refueling procedures
4. Pre-use checks
5. Factors affecting stability
6. Motive controls
7. Hydraulic controls
8. Maneuvering in open and confined areas
9. Stacking at different levels
10. De-stacking with laden and unladen pallets
11. Lorry loading and unloading

Knowledge:

On completion of training candidates will have a theoretical understanding of the following:-

1. Responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, PUWER 98 & LOLER 98.
2. Operators safety code
3. Battery maintenance and charging procedures / refueling procedures
4. Pre-use checks
5. Factors affecting stability
6. Stacking and de-stacking in open and confined areas
7. Lorry loading and unloading

Operator Skill:

On completion of training the candidate will be able to:-

1. Drive and operate the lift truck safely and efficiently
2. Stack and destack at various levels in a safe and competent manner
3. Carry out pre-use checks to ensure the equipment is in a safe condition
4. Carry out battery maintenance and charging procedures
5. Load and unload vehicles

Who should attend this course:

Delegates who hold or have evidence of basic skills certification on the machine type in question. Refresher courses are required every 3 to 5 years. In some cases this can be much sooner should an employee or operator feel it is necessary.

Course duration:

This course is typically between 5 and 7.5 hours (1 day) dependent on the number of trainees attending the course. AITT accredited courses for lift trucks are strictly a maximum of 3 delegates to one instructor on one machine to ensure the training meets the Approved Code of Practice L117.

Certification:

Successful delegates will receive a Safety Refresher and Test certificate of basic skill and ability endorsed by AITT with their registration number to the ACORNS (TOPS)

In-house certificates can be used as an alternative upon request.

Training material:

Delegates will receive relevant course handouts to support theoretical knowledge gained to include the following:

Operators Safety Code

Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998   (LOLER)

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)

Pre-use inspection check sheet & check details.

Locations covered:

Local areas covered:  for counterbalance forklift training:

Neath, Bristol, Cambrian, Port Talbot, Carmarthen, Cardiff, Monmouth, Pencoed, Barry, Llansamlet, Cwmrhydyceirw, Redhill, Leatherhead, Guildford, Aldershot, Farnham, Fareham, Basingstoke, Winchester, Andover, Southampton, Portsmouth, Southsea, Havant and surrounding areas.

We are also able to travel anywhere withing the UK excluding Ireland. 

What your candidates will need:

Steel toe cap boots ( please do not use rigger boots )

Hi Viz vest or jacket/coat. 

Reach Truck Forklift Courses

Please see our other Reach Truck Course types

Reach Truck Novice Course
Reach Truck Novice Course
The Reach Truck Novice Course is for candidates who have had little or no previous formal training on the lift truck.
Reach Truck Novice Course
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Reach Truck Experienced Course
Reach Truck Experienced Course
Counterbalance Experienced Course is for candidates who regularly operate but have not completed any formal training.
Reach Truck Experienced Course
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Reach Truck Conversion Course
Reach Truck Conversion Course
The Reach Truck Conversion Course is for candidates who have already completed a novice course and wish to convert to a new type
Reach Truck Conversion Course
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