The Reach Truck is commonly used in industry inside of a warehouse due to its manoeuvrability in the aisles of racking. Operators of the Forklift truck are required to hold a certificate of training which shows they have attended a training course and passed a test to a set national standard.

Durations

• Reach Truck Novice Training: 5 days
• Reach Truck Experienced Operator Training: 3 days
• Reach Truck Conversion Training: 2 days
• Reach Truck Refresher Training: 1 day
• Reach Truck Instructor Course: 10 days

What skill level are you?

• View our Skill Level Definitions page to find out.

Please contact us to ask about our retainer package services

How to Book

• To book onto a Reach Truck course please click here to view available dates at the training centre
• To book training at a commercial premises or can't see the dates you want - call the sales team on 01778 561161 or please complete our on-line contact us form for more details

Course Venue

• Safe-T-Solutions Training Centre or Commercial/ Private premises with access to a Reach Truck.

Through Safe-T-Solutions, the Reach Truck refresher or conversion course can count towards 7 Driver CPC Hours or book onto one of our open courses

Note: This course has been approved by the relevant accrediting bodies and complies with both the Health & Safety Executives Guidance HSG6 & Approved Code of Practice L117.

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Safe-T-Solutions hold ITSSAR accreditation and NPORS accreditation and are able to offer Forklift truck training at customer premises around the UK or at one of our training centres. Certificates can be restricted to "in-house" to suit the job role of the operator or nationally accredited with ITTSAR or NPORS.

Course Content

• Responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act, 1974, PUWER 98 & LOLER 98
• Operators Safety code
• Re-fuelling and Re-charging of Gas, Electric or Diesel Reach Truck
• Pre-use checks
• Factors affecting stability
• Motive and hydraulic controls of the Reach Truck
• Manoeuvring the Reach Truck in open and confined areas
• Stacking at different levels
• De-stacking with laden and un-laden pallets

Course Assessment

• Theoretical assessment of 5 open and 20 multiple choice questions, which can be conducted orally where language barriers or literacy difficulties exist.
• Practical Test of basic operating skills, confirming skills taught on the Forklift training course

Course Certification:

• PDF ITSSAR accredited certificate - no extra charge
• Printed ITSSAR accredited certificate £4
• Credit card style photo ID card - £10 + vat (+ £2 for second truck to be added at the same time)
• NPORS accredited certificate & photo ID card - £25