Operator training for the counterbalance forklift — ITSSAR-accredited or in-house certified, delivered in-company at your premises on your own machine. Course levels for novice, experienced and refresher operators.
Counterbalance forklift training is delivered in-company at three levels — choose by your operators’ experience. Durations are typical and flex with candidate numbers.
Counterbalance forklift training prepares operators to work a counterbalance forklift safely and competently. The counterbalance forklift — forks at the front, a counterweight at the rear — is the most widely used warehouse and yard truck. It is delivered in-company to HSE’s L117 standard, with an ITSSAR-accredited or KeyOstas in-house certificate on successful assessment.
Under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) and HSE’s L117 Approved Code of Practice, employers must make sure lift-truck operators are adequately trained. The counterbalance is the workhorse of warehouses, factories and yards across the UK. KeyOstas delivers counterbalance forklift training at your premises, so operators learn in their real working environment — and you choose an ITSSAR-accredited certificate or a KeyOstas in-house one.
The counterbalance forklift is the default truck of UK industry. A counterweight at the rear balances the load on the front forks, so it needs no outriggers or guidance and can work almost anywhere with a firm, level surface — loading lorries, moving palletised goods and feeding production lines.
Because it is so widely used, it is also the truck involved in the most workplace transport incidents. That is why competent manoeuvring, pedestrian awareness and load stability sit at the centre of the course.
KeyOstas trains operators at every level. Pick the course that matches your operators’ experience.
By the end of the course your operators will be able to work the counterbalance forklift safely, efficiently and to the required standard.
Carry out a thorough pre-use inspection and report defects correctly.
Lift, move, stack and de-stack loads safely and within the truck’s rated capacity.
Understand truck stability, the data plate and the limits of safe operation.
Understand PUWER, LOLER and the L117 responsibilities that apply to operators.
Operate safely around pedestrians, racking, vehicles and changing ground conditions.
Meet the ITSSAR / L117 assessment standard in theory and practical operation.
The course is delivered through tutor-led theory and hands-on practical operation, organised into four areas and assessed throughout.
Assessment follows the ITSSAR and L117 standard — theory and practical, on the machine.
A theory test covering the law, truck knowledge, stability and safe operating practice.
A practical test of pre-use checks, manoeuvring and load handling, assessed on the machine.
KeyOstas can certify Counterbalance Forklift operators two ways — both delivered to the same training standard.
KeyOstas has delivered health, safety and operator training across the UK since 1984.
Delivered at your premises, on your own machines, anywhere in the UK.
Course levels for every operator, from new starters to refreshers.
“The training received was some of the best Health & Safety training I have experienced in my 20 years of working in Health & Safety. KeyOstas are always happy to help and work out solutions for us.”
ITSSAR-accredited, in-company, and delivered by registered instructors. Here is what you get.
KeyOstas delivers to ITSSAR standards and the HSE L117 Approved Code of Practice, with TOPS registration on accredited courses.
Choose an ITSSAR-accredited certificate, or a KeyOstas in-house certificate — both delivered to the same L117 training standard.
Four decades of health, safety and operator training, led by experienced, registered instructors.
Delivered at your premises on your own machines, anywhere in the UK, on dates that suit your operation.
Course levels for every operator — new starters, experienced operators converting machines, and refresher training.
From first enquiry to certification, a dedicated team handles your booking, machine requirements and any tailored content.
KeyOstas delivers the full range of lift-truck and plant operator training.
Talk to our team about in-company counterbalance forklift training — ITSSAR-accredited or in-house, at your premises anywhere in the UK.
