Telehandler Training Courses

Lantra Aquaculture Telehandler Courses.

The Lantra approved training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a rough terrain telescopic lift truck (or telehandler) safely with a specific focus towards aquaculture operations.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs.

Course duration is 5 days for a novice operator. We also offer 1 day refresher courses too.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

  • Lift Truck Safety and the Law

  • Common Areas of Maintenance and Pre-start Checks

  • Start, Stop and Basic Manoeuvring

  • Operating with Pallets and Loads

  • Bulk and Difficult Loads

  • Rough Terrain Use

  • Appendices (as relevant)

  • Theory Assessment

  • Practical Assessment

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option

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At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Having site safety awareness

    Identifying basic construction and components, and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges

    Identifying and complying with the  manufacturer’s operator’s manual (MOM) and other information sources, such as rating plates and applicable regulations

    Carrying out all pre-use and running checks

    Configuring the lift truck for travel

    Placing the lift truck in an out-of-service condition.

  • Both with and without a load

    In confined areas using forward and reverse direction, with and without a load.

  • Setting up the lift in order to lift various loads

    Lifting various loads within the full working range of the lift truck

    Ensuring load integrity and security

    Transporting loads

    Placing and retrieving loads accurately at various places

    Placing and retrieving loads from a vehicle bed or trailer

    Keeping within safe working parameters

    Operating with bulk loads

    Explaining the loading and unloading procedure, on and off a transporter.

  • Load and unload fish bins, IBC’s and feed pipe coils.

  • Load and unload a flatbed lorry trailer.

  • Checks to be made after using the telehandler.

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