Training Duration:  6 hours

Delivery Method:  In Person at the customer's location and with customer supplied equipment.

PPE Required: CSA approved work boots and hard hat, safety glasses, gloves.

Course Summary

This training is for workers who operate an industrial lift truck (class 2) in the workplace, commonly known as an order picker or a narrow aisle truck.

Theory Lessons

• Applicable Federal and Provincial OH&S regulations and applicable CSA standards.

• Manufacturer specifications for equipment being trained on.

• Hazard and risk assessment for workplace safety.

• Safe operating procedures.

• Safe approach limits to energized equipment and power lines.

• Working load limit & stability.

• Roles of a spotter/signal person.

Practical Lessons

• Lift plan.

• Inspection of the equipment and surrounding work area.

• Operating the equipment with a load and communicating with a spotter.

Applicable Class Lift Codes

• Lift Code 1.  Electric motor narrow aisle trucks: high lift straddle.

• Lift Code 2.  Electric motor narrow aisle trucks: order picker.

• Lift Code 3.  Electric motor narrow aisle trucks: reach type outrigger.

• Lift Code 4.  Electric motor narrow aisle trucks: sideloaders, platfrom, high lift pallet, turret trucks.

• Lift Code 6.  Electric motor narrow aisle trucks: low lift pallet platform, low lift pallet.

Applicable OH&S Regulations and Standards

• Part 13 Tools and Machinery

Alberta OH&S

• Part 3 Specification and Certifications
• Part 19 Powered Mobile Equipment

British Columbia OH&S

• Part 16 Mobile Equipment

Canadian Standards Association

• B335-15 Safety Standard for Lift Trucks