9 TIPS IN FORKLIFT TRAINING
1. Forklift Safety Check
• Uses safety checklist satisfactorily • Conducts proper safety check
2. Start-up Procedures
• Mounts truck properly (raised models) • Fastens seatbelt • Checks gauges • Checks adjacent area for personnel and obstacles
3. Use of Controls
(Understands proper technique and proper direction of movement of controls to get the desired result)
• Clutch operation (manual transmission) • Inching control, forward/reverse (automatic transmission) • Lift control, tilt control, shift control (sideways) • Attachment controls (if applicable)
4. Forklift Maneuvering
• Starts and stops smoothly • Turns are smooth and controlled • Operates at the proper speed • Looks in direction of travel • Carries forks at a proper level
5. Load Management
• Selects proper load capacity for truck • Selects proper load size for visibility and safe handling • Maintains proper fork speed • Carries load tilted back against the backrest • Carries load low (just high enough to clear floor obstacles)
6. Load Transport
• Starts and stops smooth • Maintains proper speed • Sounds horn when backing up, at blind intersections, and at corners • Travels at least three forklift lengths behind other vehicles • Travels with load trailing when the forward view is obstructed • Ascends and descends ramps with load upgrade
7. Load Stacking
• Approaches loads squarely • Stacks straight and does not tier too high • Deposits load flat (does not use excessive tilt action) • Uses proper fork spread for top load pickup
8. Dock Safety
• Checks bridge plates before entering the trailer • Checks trailer for wheel chocking and proper jack installation • Checks rail freight cars for proper positioning and safe loads
9. Parking
• Lowers forks flat on the floor• Sets parking brake• Dismounts truck carefully(raised models)