Rough Terrain Forklift Training in Ohio.
For the operators who run rough terrain forklifts on your jobs, moving material across uneven ground and placing it where the crew needs it. This in-person class pairs classroom work with a practical evaluation on the machine, because the only way to know someone can run a forklift safely is to watch them do it.
Stability on Ground That Isn't Level
A rough terrain forklift works where a warehouse forklift never has to: on slopes, soft ground, ruts, and fill, with loads raised high and people working nearby. The class is built around keeping the machine and the load stable in those conditions.
- Pre-use inspection each shift, and what takes a machine out of service
- Load charts, capacity, and the stability of the machine and its load
- Traveling on slopes and uneven ground, loaded and empty
- Picking, carrying, and placing loads, including at height
- Visibility, spotters, pedestrians, and working near other equipment
- A practical evaluation on the machine
Rough Terrain Forklift Operator Training
Price
$275 per person.
Class Length
Contact us for class length; we'll confirm it when we schedule your date.
Where
Taught in person, at your site or another predetermined location, and scheduled around your crew.
Forklift Operators in EM 385-1-1
The 2024 manual counts forklifts and telehandlers as powered industrial trucks (chapter 16 introduction, paragraph c(5)). It calls for operators to be trained with both classroom and practical operation, on the same type of truck they'll use on the job, and for the employer to certify each operator with their name, the date of training, the date of evaluation, and who did the training or evaluation (paragraphs 18-3.f and 18-3.f(1)). Refresher training, with an evaluation, comes at least once every three years, and sooner after unsafe operation, an accident or near miss, a poor evaluation, a different type of truck, or a change in the workplace (paragraph 18-3.f(2)).
When a forklift or telehandler is rigged to hoist and move a suspended load, the manual exempts it from crane operator certification but still applies its rigger qualifications (chapter 16 introduction, paragraph c(5)). If your operators will do that, see our Rigger and Signal Person Training.
On Your Machine, at Your Site
The practical part works best on the machine your operators will run, so we usually teach this class at your site. Send us your headcount, the make and model you use, and your timing, and we'll confirm a date and the class length.
The class suits new operators, operators moving from warehouse forklifts to rough terrain machines, and experienced operators who are due for a refresher and an evaluation. We'll talk through your operators' experience when you book, so the time on the machine goes where it's needed.
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