Forklift certification? Forklift certification!

Gabriel_Pitt

Sort of an odd question, but after consideration, getting forklift certification seems like it would be a useful addition to my CV as a side skill. However, going online and searching for how to get it done offers a bevy of results, a lot of them seeming along the line of 'do it all online!' for dubious accreditation. I unfortunately don't have any immediate warehouse contacts who could give me the info first hand, but if anyone has advice, it would be appreciated.

MichaelLC

Usually done through the company you're working at, since they will have the equipment. If someone at the compnay is a certified trainer they will do it or send you to whoever they buy/lease the trucks.

So if the class doesn't involve being in/using a truck, don't bother

DevoutlyApathetic

Yea, there is no "official" forklift certification. What is done is that some industry groups giving training courses for forklift trainers and then these trainers provide in house licenses. These kind of things vary wildly in what they entail. A week of training or an hour of training are not unheard of.

We were just talking about this in the SE job thread and the OSHA rules are amazingly loose. They basically consist of "Employees should be trained on how to use a forklift before using one" and "The trainer should be qualified to train, like by a course or just lots of experience or something."

In reality this is something that you just do for a bit and get enough familiarity to feel comfortable saying you can do it.

knitdan

1. Don't raise the load until you're in position to place it.
2. Never move with a suspended load.
3. Always look where you're going.
4. Remember you're steering with the rear wheels.

Gabriel_Pitt

5: When on an incline, the load is always on the uphill side.

I've got a lot of incidental exposure, which is why I'm thinking getting some sort of certification could be handy in the future. Might also make my current CV a little shinier for the places I'm submitting to.

MichaelLC

6. If the truck tips, ich weiß nicht Englisch sprechen, also keep your body & limbs inside the truck.

Kick_04

Gabriel_Pitt wrote: »

5: When on an incline, the load is always on the uphill side.

I've got a lot of incidental exposure, which is why I'm thinking getting some sort of certification could be handy in the future. Might also make my current CV a little shinier for the places I'm submitting to.

If you are currently employed and they have some sort of online training, you could search the online catalog in the training area and see if there is any sort of fork lift training on there.

Also with how broad and varying the "training" can be for each company, might be something you can mention or talk your way around during an interview and just not put it on your resume. I know not exactly what you were looking for, but resume could help get you the interview and then being able to explain the operations of forklift could help get you the job compared to the others interviewing who have never been around or looked at one.

Gabriel_Pitt

I have studied Klaus' examples thoroughly.