Course details

Qualified Forklift Drivers who wish to operate heavy forklifts

OBJECTIVE

At the end of the course, participants should be able to operate heavy forklifts safely and proficiently

COVERAGE

  • Specifications and description of the forklift
  • Daily checks and their significance
  • Instruments and controls
  • Operating procedures
  • Operational do’s and don’ts
  • Practical exercises in handling loads

REQUIREMENTS

Participants must be qualified to operate forklifts (below 5 tonnes).

Be at least 18 years old and in good health and not be subject to deafness, defective sight or any other infirmity, which would render them unfit to perform the duties of a forklift operator. A medical certificate of physical fitness is required for those aged 60 years old and above.

FUNDING

For NTUC members, this course is approved for UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme) funding.

Medium of Instruction

ENGLISH

End of Course

Upon passing the test, participants will be issued with a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants’ with PSA passes will have Code “H” endorsed on their PSA passes. This will permit them to operate heavy forklifts within PSA’s premises

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About PSA Institue

Renowned for our reliability, efficiency and commitment, PSA Institute is now the training centre of choice for the logistics, warehousing, transportation, construction, maritime and shipping industries. Leveraging on years of experience in training personnel in the port and logistics industry, especially in the areas of equipment operation, handling and transportation of heavy loads, PSA Institute equips forklift drivers, prime mover drivers, signalmen, hazardous materials transport drivers and lifting supervisors with the skills and knowledge to make them safe and competent supervisors, operators and drivers.

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