Rough Terrain Telescopic Handler

There are many different types and variation of lift truck with the classic counterbalance the best known, the plant truck is a similar vehicles designed for use over rough or varied terrain.

Our rough terrain telescopic handler training course covers - lift truck operation over rough terrain such as building sites, using a plant truck. An ideal course for currently qualified counterbalance fork lift operators to expand on their abilities and become more valuable and useful to employers, the course is designed as skills conversion training rather than for novice or inexperienced operators.

On completion of the course the candidate will have been tested to an operational skill on lift trucks which complies with the standards expected by ITSSAR.

Plant truck operation training course content

• The 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act
• Understanding PUWER 98
• LOLER 98 (Lifting Operations-Lifting Equipment Regulations) Safety code for rough terrain telescopic handler operators
• Key principles of load lifting
• Daily vehicle maintenance checks
• Avoiding common causes of accidents
• ITTSAR qualified operator practical and theory assessments

Duration and location

Training courses of various durations are available depending on your experience and the skills you wish to learn or improve, all courses can be provided at our own fork lift training centre based just outside Canterbury, or at your employer’s premises or site.