{"id":3700,"date":"2016-12-05T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=3700"},"modified":"2024-12-30T21:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T08:35:42","slug":"forklift-driver-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/forklift-driver-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Forklift driver training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Upskill and improve your chances of employment with a forklift licence. There are two options when you are learning to drive a forklift:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Forklift operator’s certificate (previously the OSH certificate<\/strong>) – view the forklift certificate course<\/a> here<\/li>
  2. F endorsement + operator’s certificate – view the F endorsement plus operator’s certificate course<\/a> here<\/li>
  3. F endorsement only<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    An operator’s certificate means you can drive a forklift truck in a closed yard with no public access, or a warehouse. A closed yard is a yard with a gate and signage warning that people must not enter. While the gate doesn’t have to be closed all the time, it’s important that it’s clear to other people that it’s an area with forklift traffic and is out-of-bounds to the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you want to drive a forklift on the road in a company car park, an internal road, driveway or footpath then you need an F endorsement (although, it’s likely the F endorsement will be eliminated in the near future).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    It’s not necessary to do NZQA unit standards, but if you want to they are 10851 (operate a powered industrial lift truck fitted with forks [forklift]), 10852 (operate a powered industrial lift truck fitted with attachments on a worksite – attachments are hydraulic), 18409 (use a forklift-mounted safety platform in the workplace) and 18496 (demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving a forklift on a road – F endorsement).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You don’t need to have a full class 1 car licence for 10851 or 10852, but you must have a full car licence for 18496 for forklifts up to 18,000kg, and a full class 2 heavy vehicle licence<\/a> for driving a forklift of more than 18,000kg. More information on licence requirements is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Getting a forklift operator’s certificate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Your first step is to get access to the theory so you can learn the safe practices required in the Approve Code of Practice.  This is all covered in our forklift course<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here’s the overview video for the forklift operator’s course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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