MHE Operator Training

Our mobile instructors can provide your business with the convenience of training your drivers on your on premises. The benefit of onsite training is operators are trained in the environment and on the exact trucks that they work from day to day. Instructors are often able to point out safety considerations specific to the site during the training which helps drivers after the completion of the course. A practical training area and appropriate meeting room must be made available for the instructor to complete the training.


WHAT SETS OUR TRAINING APART?

Prior to on-site classes, our instructors will conduct a forklift safety audit, asking basic questions about your operations and forklifts, as well as making suggestions for safety improvement. This allows us to focus on your most important issues, help you correct any problems and eliminate coverage of topics which do not apply to your company.

Hands on evaluations are ALWAYS conducted on your forklifts and in your facility. We think, “Training can’t be fully completed at an off site training center,”. In order to complete the hands-on portion of the training MUST be conducted at your location and on your forklifts, it can NOT be conducted at a forklift dealership or other training center.

Forklift training is our core business, not something we do “on the side” or “as requested.” We take pride in our instructors’ knowledge, in the quality of our programs and in the results we achieve. You won’t find us relying on a video tape to teach the class; our trainers will make a difference in how your people feel about working safely!


STANDARD TRAINING FEATURES

We retain and back up your certification records electronically. If you ever lose them or need them replaced, we have you covered.
We provide continuing support and consultation via phone and email at no charge. If you have a forklift safety question, we’ll get you the answer!
We use pictures and video clips of real forklift accidents to help prevent similar situations at your site. Our training is both realistic and relevant.
We can include specific instruction for sit down riders, stand up reach, elevated order pickers, pallet jacks and more; just let us know what types apply to your facility.


SAMPLE TRAINING OUTLINE

  • Introduction, outline, and provisions for practice operation
  • Lift truck injury and fatality statistics
  • Introduction to safety standard
  • Benefits of training
  • Knowing your forklift & the importance of reading the operator’s manual
  • Forklift vs. auto (differences)
  • Basic design principles of electric and/or internal combustion,
  • counterbalanced riders
  • Basic parts of a forklift and samples of typical controls
  • General safety warnings commonly found on many units
  • The stability triangle
  • The center of gravity
  • Forklift stability
  • Load centers
  • Reading and interpreting the forklift data plate
  • Adverse surface and floor conditions
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Load composition and stability
  • Load handling
  • Causes of forklift accidents, including sample accidents
  • Basic operational issues (various OSHA required topics)
  • Traveling rules
  • Damage to forklifts and facilities
  • Parking
  • Ramp, slope, incline operation
  • What to do in a tip over
  • Seatbelt issues
  • Braking methods
  • Trailer loading, unloading, inspection, etc.
  • Proper fueling procedures
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Pre-shift inspections
  • Safety equipment (alarms, strobes, etc.)
  • Fueling procedures and precautions

NOTE: We customize our on-site class outline to reflect only those topics which apply to each customer’s site and specific equipment. Other topics such as railcar loading, use in elevators, etc. are available upon request. It is your responsibility, as the employer, to provide the forklift operator’s manuals to your operators and ensure they have read them, as well covering as any site specific policies which might exist.