Lift Truck / Forklift Training
OHSA Compliant Forklift Training & Certification Program
Proper training conducted by professionals can minimize the risk of accidents while ensuring compliance with Ontario’s regulatory standards. That’s why Act First Safety offers instructor-led forklift training that meets all standards and regulations.
This Lift Truck/Forklift training program equips operators with the knowledge to safely and correctly operate forklifts and their attachments. Training is provided on the specific equipment used at your location.
If safety on the worksite is your priority, forklift training may be on top of the list, especially for employers and operators working in the province of Ontario when lifting, moving, and transporting goods, within a warehouse, storage facility, or construction site.
Designed to be all-inclusive, our course will equip your operators with the necessary knowledge and skills to confidently operate forklifts while ensuring the protection of the people and the products on your jobsite. So, whether your workers are using:
- Counter balance – propane
- Counter balance – electric
- Reach
- Narrow aisle
- Low lifts – like pallet trucks
- Order pickers
Act First Safety can train your workers.
Besides showing your team’s competence, Act First Safety’s CSA Standard B335-15 compliant Forklift Training Program will also prevent liabilities while enhancing overall productivity and helping you orchestrate a safe working environment for everyone.
Course Content
The core agenda of our comprehensive forklift training is to condense everything you need to know for optimum forklift operation. Our course combines engaging theoretical lessons with practical hands-on experience. Our course structure is as follows:
- Theoretical sessions: Led by experienced instructors, these sessions cover the basics of forklift operation.
- Practical training: Hands-on application for reinforced learning immerses your workers in their unique real-world experience, ensuring they receive relevant training that directly applies to their daily tasks.
- Evaluation: A written test and practical assessment to ensure your team has mastered the key concepts.
Taught at your location with the help of your equipment, our course aids faster learning due to your forklift driver’s increased familiarity with their surroundings. With our forklift training course, safety is not just a priority - it’s a reliable standard.
What You Will Learn
Designed to be interactive and immersive, our forklift training course is a full-day program of useful learning. It addresses everyday challenges operators face, along with actionable solutions for each challenge. The course also covers critical safety aspects, relevant legislation, industry standards, and best practices, ensuring your operators are fully prepared to approach their work with confidence.
Here’s What You’ll Learn:
• Know applicable laws and guidelines
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of all workplace parties
• Recognize different classifications of powered lift trucks
• Recognize forklift features and attachments
• Understand and read forklift data plates
• Understand factors affecting lift truck stability
• Understand safe operating procedures in load handling and travelling with and without loads
• Recall workplace hazards
• Perform pre-shift inspection, start-up and shut-down procedures
• Understand fuel hazards
• Demonstrate safe operation and fuel handling
Benefits of forklift training with Act First Safety
Act First Safety’s lift truck training program is tailored to your workplace, offering several advantages that you and your operators might not get at a standard forklift training school:
- Practical, onsite training on familiar grounds to help your operators test their real-world situations
- Highly interactive program in a multi-media format to keep all participants engaged
- Option of 24x7 scheduling to minimize downtime and peak-hour disruptions
- Comprehensive final report that details each operator’s performance and areas for improvement
- Provision of a legitimate wallet certificate that displays your operator’s competency and legal compliance
- Provision of free attendance for safety personnel, health officers, managers and supervisors
- Provision of a record of training to help employers keep track of critical documentation
What Our Program Covers
What you Get
Act First Safety’s full-day forklift and lift truck operator training is delivered directly at your facility. Interactive and taught by experienced instructors, our course ensures your team trains in their real-world environment with familiar equipment, boosting their confidence while eliminating the need for commuting.
Upon successful completion of the Forklift Operator training program, you receive the following:
- Learning Materials and Handouts
- Official Individual Wallet Certificate
- Test Results
- Practical Performance Evaluation Results
- Detailed Record of Training (private sessions only)
- Reminders for renewal training (3-year cycle)
Designed to minimize downtime and maximize convenience, our forklift training course is available 7 days a week, with the option to schedule at a time that best fits your company’s needs. This is especially valuable for employers dealing with seasonal demands and tight delivery schedules. By enrolling, you ensure that each lift truck operator on your team meets industry standards, retains key safety practices, and handles daily operations with confidence and efficiency.
Key Benefits Of Our Forklift Training Program
Our forklift training certificate is accepted across Ontario. Enroll today to enjoy all of these benefits!
Advantages
- Convenient – Schedule training at your location.
- Flexible Scheduling – Available 24/7 without a premium.
- On-site Training – No travel saves time and money.
- Interactive, Multi-media format – Engages participants.
- Practical Operator Testing – On-Shift for up to 2 pieces of equipment.
- Record of Training – Important part of documentation
- Comprehensive Report – Feedback from written and practical operator evaluations.
- Wallet Certificate – Provided for successful completion.
- Competitive pricing – Please call for a quote.
- Please contact our office for further details on Lift Truck / Forklift Operator training.
Advantages
1. What is the duration of validity for a Forklift Certificate in Ontario?
To paraphrase CSA B335-15 (R2024) safety standard for lift trucks, operators must receive retraining at intervals not exceeding three years (s.6.21.1). Additionally, upgrade training (s.21.2) is required when operators encounter unfamiliar or modified equipment, when operating conditions or the environment change, or when legislative updates or identified deficiencies necessitate it.
2. Is prior experience necessary before enrolling in a forklift training course?
No previous training or experience is required. Act First Safety’s course can be taken by complete beginners; however, operating other mobile equipment, including having obtained a vehicle license is beneficial.
According to CSA Standard B335-15, forklift operators must receive a minimum of 8 hours of supervised practice and successfully complete a practical evaluation to be deemed competent. This practical training includes hands-on exercises and evaluations to assess safe operating skills.
3. Is hands-on training with a real forklift part of Act First Safety’s course?
Yes. Conducted at your facility, our forklift certification program includes practical training sessions with the equipment available at your site.
4. Can Act First Safety’s forklift training be customized to suit individual workplace needs?
Our team prepares for on-site training by first understanding your unique workplace requirements. We account for equipment classification, fuel source, and conduct inspections tailored to your specific equipment, alongside a review of labels, charts, and load capacities. Practical tests are then performed at your facility using your equipment, ensuring operators can confidently manage everyday situations specific to your operations.
5. What type of forklifts do you offer training for?
We offer tailored training for all Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 forklifts, allowing us to cover multiple classes within a single course to best meet your specific needs. The classes include:
Class 1:
- Electric motor rider counter balance forklifts (4 and 3 wheel models)
Class 2:
- Narrow aisle forklifts including
- Order pickers
- Reach trucks
- High lift straddle trucks
Class 3:
- Electric motor hand trucks (electric pallet jack) including
- Low lift electric pallet truck
- High lift straddle and reach pallet trucks
Class 4:
- Any combustion engine-powered forklift with cushion tires
Class 5:
- Any combustion engine-powered forklift with pneumatic tires
Class 7:
- Any rough terrain forklifts including
- Vertical mast rough terrain forklifts
- Telehandlers
- Trailer mounted rough terrain forklifts
