Order Picker Training

Every learner will spend time practising their skills and techniques on the truck to enable them to pass the test. At the end of the course the learners will have a thorough knowledge of how to carry out vehicle maintenance and their individual roles and responsibilities whilst operating the Narrow Aisle Order Picker Truck, including their legal obligations.

The test consists of a theory test, pre-use check and a practical test of the learners operating skills. Reducing accidents, damage to property and financial costs due to unqualified drivers is every employer’s priority.

By ensuring your workers have undergone adequate training in the operation of a Narrow Aisle Order Picker Truck you will improve your business’s productivity whilst ensuring your compliance with the relevant legislation and HSE recommendations.

Age

Most trainers won’t train anyone under the age of 17, and most employers won’t employ drivers under 18 due to limitations in place due to the weight of forklifts they are operating. 

Medical Fitness

Forklift drivers and operators need to have the appropriate medical fitness level for the work they are expected to undertake. 

It is good practice for all operators to be screened for fitness before employment and at regular intervals. 

Normal levels of fitness required by forklift operators are:

General – Operators should have full movement of the trunk, neck, limbs and normal agility.

Vision – Operating a lift truck depends on good judgement of space and distance and this required effective use of both eyes. Distance vision should be of the same standard for driving a car on public roads.

Hearing – The ability to hear instructions and warning signals is important, although a risk assessment can be taken to determine if deafness does not constitute a hazard. 

An experienced worker who loses a lib can retrain, but a stable disposition is required. An individual who is dependant on alcohol or non-prescribed drugs should not be employed as a lift truck operator.

Driving License

You don’t need to hold a valid UK driving license to operate a forklift truck unless you need to drive the forklift on public roads or highways.

We offer BRITTOp and RTITB accredited training courses across the UK.

• Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB)
• The accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA)
• British register of Industrial truck trainers and operators (BRITTOp)
• Member of British Safety Council

Our courses are carried out on our customer’s premises. This gives delegates the advantage of being trained and tested on a forklift that is already known to them, in their specific working environment.

Here at PD Training, we offer bespoke lift truck training programmes to meet your specific business’ requirements. We will always work around your needs and environment, to cause minimal disruption.

We also run training for individuals from one of our fully equipped training centres near Heathrow.