Counterbalance forklift – Forklift trucks

Awarding Body:

SQA

Training course type:

Level 2 Certificate in Plant Operations (Construction). Work-place on-site assessment

Novice training course duration:

Up to 1 year to complete all NVQ units

Card options:

5-year NPORS CSCS competent operator blue card. 5-year CPCS CSCS competent operator blue card

Minimum age:

Restrictions:

Workplace experience using counterbalance forklifts. CITB test for operatives with in 24 months

Instructor:

Bertie Tupper & Tuppco assessors

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What’s involved in the assessment?

The candidate will be assessed on NVQ units relating to health and safety and machinery operation by means of

Observation
Questions
Demonstrations
Professional discussion
Witness testimonies

Assessment criteria

Mandatory core NVQ units:

Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace
Conforming to productive working practices in the workplace
Preparing and operating industrial forklift trucks to lift and transfer loads in the workplace

Venue and equipment requirements

Suitable and safe area to lift and lower loads
Palletised loads (IBC containers or similar)
Lorry bed or flatbed trailer
Varying terrain and slopes
Suitable and safe area to complete paperwork
Suitable welfare facilities
Industrial counterbalance lift truck and attachments
Operators’ manual
Risk assessment completed
In date thorough test examination for machine

PPE Requirements

Suitable head protection
Suitable eye protection
Suitable work clothes including wet weather
Gloves
Suitable work boots including steel toe protection
High Viz

On-site NVQ assessments delivered

Southwest – Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Avon, Somerset, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire

Southeast – Oxfordshire, Kent, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex

Midlands – Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire

East Anglia – Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk

Aylesbury, Banbury, Basingstoke, Bath, Bedford, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Coventry, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Hungerford, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Northampton, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Reading, Salisbury, Southampton, Stroud, Swindon, Taunton, Warwick, Winchester, Witney, Worcester, Yeovil

What is a counterbalance forklift?

The counterbalance forklift features two forks at the front and has the ability to drive up close to a load to pick it up and move it. The name comes from the counterweight in the rear of the vehicle. This is to compensate for the heavy load being lifted at the front

Recognised industries:

Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Construction, Marine, Industrial, Fencing, Landscaping, Civils, Highways, Quarrying

Known as:

Industrial counterbalance lift truck, lift truck, forklift, Material handler

Manufactures:

Manitou, Linde, Doosan, Toyota, Hyster

Functions:

Lifting loads, Pallets, Bulk material moving, Operate attachments