Training staff to use a fork lift is not a one-size fits all solution; each individual and each company has different training needs. The first question to ask is do you want training to happen at your place of work or at a dedicated training centre? There are two options for training at your workplace: training a member of staff to provide in-house training; or hiring a commercial training provider to provide on-premises training. If you want to keep training separate from your working environment, you could send operators to a dedicated training centre. After choosing where the training will take place, you need to decide whether this training will be accredited or non-accredited.
This article was first published in the February 1st 2021 issue of Warehouse & Logistics News, subscribe to the magazine by clicking here.
According to the RTITB Instructor Academy, the effectiveness of some lift truck operator and Driver CPC training is being compromised due to poor company culture and its negative impact on employee behaviour. The RTITB Instructor Academy recommends that all employees are given a clear understanding of the processes they are required to follow, the way in which these should be actioned and the employers’ expectations of their behaviour.
Briggs Equipment has further highlighted its commitment to providing quality short term hire solutions for customers across the country with a new £6.1m investment into its fleet.
Yale has extended its range with two new warehouse trucks, the MS15UX pedestrian stacker and the MP20XUX platform pallet truck, and two new counterbalance trucks, the GP20-35UX and the four-wheel electric ERP15-35UX. For operations that necessitate a forklift or warehouse truck to move loads, but are not used for many hours per day, the new Yale trucks offer a solution to fulfil customer’s needs.
Hyster Europe has launched an ultra-compact lithium-ion pallet truck for loads up to 1.5 tonnes. The new PC1.5 Pallet Truck, powered by a lithium-ion battery, can deliver greater efficiency than a hand pallet truck. Simple to use, the new lithium-ion pallet trucks offer significant benefits to the operator compared to a hand pallet truck, with powered travelling, lifting and lowering.
Garnalex has made substantial investments in its new extrusion factory in Nether Heage, Derbyshire to revolutionise the way aluminium windows and doors are fabricated, installed and sold. It has also invested in a fleet of Combilift multidirectional forklifts which play an integral role in ensuring maximum efficiency in this advanced facility. CEO Roger Hartshorn was one of Combilift’s first customers around twenty years ago when he used the original C-Series trucks in a previous company he owned, and he had no hesitation in choosing Combilift once again, stating that “the trucks are now a standard in the industry, crucial to high levels of safety and operational flexibility.”
One hopes that thoroughly trained fork lift drivers will help companies maintain a confident, skilled and efficient workforce that can carry greater workloads safely and efficiently, saving the unnecessary costs that eat up many companies’ profits.
George Simpson
Features Editor
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