Lift Truck / Fork Lift Online

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT: If you are a company with multiple employees, you qualify for your own Learning Management System to manage your Staff's Online Training. For more information click here. If you want to complete the Lift Truck / Fork Lift online course please keep reading.

Course Description:

This Fork Lift / Lift Truck program makes participants aware of their legal responsibilities and provides the required information to achieve the theory portion of becoming a competent operator. Once the course has been completed a hands-on practical evaluation must be completed within your facility.

Modules:

Hazard Identification
Competency and General Responsibilities
Lift Truck & Forklift Design and Classifications
Stability Principles for Forklifts & Lift Trucks
Pre-Operational Checks
Safe Operating procedures
Fuel Sources
Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Reach Trucks

Recommendations:

Due to the nature of the workplace and the limitations of Online Training, Alpha Safety strongly recommends that on completion of your Lift truck / Fork Lift Online Training you immediately apply your gained knowledge in a practical way to ensure your ability to perform the actions adequately before entering the workplace.

CONSIDERATIONS:

a. If your work or future work requires you to complete any form of training, be sure to check with the company whether or not they require a practical component as part of your training. All of our Online Courses will meet Provincial and National Legislation however some industries or companies may have “in house” requirements which cannot be fulfilled through Online Training.

b. If your employer / company requires a practical / hands on experience component you have two options:

i. To complete the Online Training and then be evaluated by a certified trainer in your facility / company or independently. (We strongly recommend this approach.)

ii. To complete your training in house at Alpha Safety Ltd in Fort St John where our in class instructors can aid you in the practical application.

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c. If you are required by a certain company / organization to receive a s training, Alpha Safety would advise that you confirm with the company that the course you are about to take will be accepted by them. All Online Courses offered by Alpha Safety comply with Legislation and requirments by all Provinces of Canada however, sometimes a company requires training to be received by a certain / preferred agency.

To view our In House Course Catalogue click here.

COMPLIANT:

All Alpha Safety Ltd's online courses have been developed according to stringent regulation and according to each Province's legislation. This course is compliant with the following standards for each Province listed:

Alberta Legislation

Alberta

Occupational Health and Safety Code 2009

Operator requirements

64(1) An employer must ensure that a lifting device is only operated by a competent

worker authorized by the employer to operate the equipment.

64(2) At the employer’s request, an operator, before operating a lifting device, must be able

to demonstrate that the worker is competent in the equipment’s operation and

knowledgeable about load charts and the code of signals for hoisting operations.

64(3) No worker other than the competent worker authorized by the employer may operate a

lifting device.

British Columbia Legislation

British Columbia

OHS Regulations Part 16

Competency of operators

16.4 (1) A person must not operate mobile equipment unless the person

(a) has received adequate instruction in the safe use of the equipment,

(b) has demonstrated to a qualified supervisor or instructor competency in operating

the equipment

Manitoba Legislation

Manitoba

Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 217/2006

"powered lift truck" means powered mobile equipment that is

(a) designed to allow the operator to lift, carry and unload a load

22.29(2) No employer shall issue a certificate to a worker to operate a powered lift truck unless

the employer has first ensured that the worker

(a) has received instruction, training and testing in the operation of the powered lift

truck in accordance with a code of practice approved and issued under the Act;

(b) is familiar with the operating procedures of the truck that the worker will be

operating; and

operating in accordance with the code of practice referred to in clause (a).

New Brunswick Legislation

New Brunswick

NEW BRUNSWICK REGULATION 91-191 PART XV MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL CARRYING EQUIPMENT

216(1) An employer shall ensure that an industrial lift truck

(b) is operated by a competent employee,

"competent" means

(a) qualified, because of such factors as knowledge, training and experience, to do

assigned work in a manner that will ensure the health and safety of persons,

(b) knowledgeable about the provisions of the Act and the regulations that apply to

the assigned work, and

with the assigned work

Newfoundland/Labrador Legislation

Newfoundland/Labrador

REGULATION 70/09

252. (1) A person shall not operate mobile equipment unless he or she

(a) has received adequate instruction and has demonstrated to a supervisor or

instructor that he or she is a competent equipment operator;

(b) has been authorized to operate mobile equipment

Nova Scotia Legislation

Nova Scotia

OHS General Regulations Part 7

General Provisions

56 An employer shall ensure that a hoist, industrial lift truck or powered mobile equipment

(a) is operated by a designated competent person

Ontario Legislation

Ontario

Industrial Establishments Regulation 851 Section 51(2)

“A lifting device shall be operated,

(a) only by

(i) a competent person, or

(ii) a worker being instructed who is accompanied by a competent person;”

Prince Edward Island Legislation

PEI

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

Part 33

33(13) The employer shall ensure that powered mobile equipment is operated only by

competent persons.

Saskatchewan Legislation

Saskatchewan

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 1996, Part XIII

“lifting device” means a device that is used to raise or lower material or an object, but does not include a crane or hoist;

204(2) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), an employer or contractor shall:

(a) designate a worker to operate a hoist, crane or lifting device;

(b) ensure that the designated operator is trained in the operation of that hoist, crane

or lifting device; and

designated operator.

204(6) No worker shall operate a hoist, crane or lifting device unless the worker is a

designated operator and has been trained in the operation of that hoist, crane or