You may or may not be aware that refresher training should be carried out every 3 years (on each type of truck that the employee holds a licence for).   We remind customers of this by adding an ‘expiry date’ to our certificates and we have also started writing to customers in advance of their refresher training. As outlined on the Health and Safety Executive’s website, regular refresher training will ensure that operators:

• maintain good driving habits;
• learn new skills where appropriate;
• reassess their abilities.

Refresher training or retesting may also be appropriate in the following circumstances if employees:

• have not used trucks for some time;
• are occasional users;
• appear to have developed unsafe working practices;
• have had an accident or near miss;
• have changed their working practices or environment.

A refresher course can be carried out in one day and we can take up to three candidates per day. If you are interested in arranging a refresher course or would like to discuss your requirements further, please call us on 0800 024 8084.

Conversion training can be carried out when an employee already holds a licence on one type of forklift truck but needs training on another type. For example, an employee has a current counterbalance truck licence but he also needs to use the reach truck.

Instead of the usual three day novice course for the reach truck, we are able to carry out conversion training in one day for one trainee. A conversion course for two or three candidates will be two days. These timescales relate to reach, counterbalance and telescopic trucks. The timescales may vary slightly for different truck types.

If you are unsure of the type of training you require, please contact us. We are happy to talk to you about your requirements. There is no obligation to book a course. Tel: 0800 024 8084.