Basic Motive Power Safety and Maintenance Course

This course is designed for the training of those personnel who:

  • Have a responsibility for the general maintenance of Motive Power batteries
  • Are Forklift Operators
  • Undertake the day to day routines of the maintenance of Motive Power batteries
The course topic and details are as follows:

Introductions and the Aims of the course

Health and Safety - Identifying the Hazards

  • Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E)
  • Acids and Alkalis
  • Gases
  • Electrical
  • Toxins and Poisons
  • Physical

General Maintenance - the day to day routines

  • Standards
  • Tools
  • Readings (practical demonstration)
  • Cleaning
  • Topping - Up
  • Visual Inspection
  • Frequency

Battery Types

  • Identifying the different types of cells and batteries available.
  • Understanding the differences.

Battery Problems

  • Internal short circuits
  • Leaking - Boxes
  • Corrosion - General

Course Assessment


A short assessment to ensure that candidates have understood and absorbed the content of the course.This will comprise of questions requiring multichoice and short phrase answers.