Free forklift truck training has it’s advantages and disadvantages.There was a trend a few years ago where some companies were tapping into funding. This was from various sources and offering forklift training for free. However as the old saying goes there’s nothing free in this world. What was really happening is people were being signed up…

Topping up a forklift truck battery is key to a long battery life. However keeping the battery topped is neglected by a lot of forklift truck drivers. This leads to battery failure and prevents the truck from working properly. Sometimes you can buy cheap battery replacements or reconditioned batteries but keeping the old one in…

“Is this forklift licence an ‘in house‘ licence?”This along with “can I take this licence anywhere?” Are probably the most asked questions in the forklift training industry. ?This has been a confusing subject matter for many years.The Health and Safety Executive no longer administers an accrediting bodies scheme. A few years ago they used to…

First aid training? Do we need it? Is it worth it? What’s the likelihood of someone injuring themselves? But we have insurance..There are so many questions surrounding first aid training and we get enquiries about it on a daily basis. But there are just as many excuses as to why people don’t do it.Picture this..…

On machines that carries objects you’ve got to have, by Law, some form of capacity plate. This plate tells you what weight can a forklift truck carry. The location of the capacity plate is usually near the drivers seat to allow the operator to easily to identify weight the forklift can carry.  On a forklift…

Operating a forklift truck after lockdown is a tricky one. As with most of us the lockdown has been a lengthy process and now after months of being at home, watching day time TV, some of us are finally getting back to work. We clock in and carry out our pre use checks on the forklift…

Everybody is looking for ‘forklift training near me‘. Well it’s here and at affordable rates too. Check out our forklift training prices and we’ll be near you delivering you your forklift licence soon. We have expanded our forklift training team and now offer training on a wide range of machines.Some of our most popular forklift…

Every Time the conversation arises regarding speed limit on a forklift truck, we constantly hear 5 mph thrown around.  However here at Keylift Forklift and Safety Training we think 5 mph is a little too fast. Ok, so 5 mph in a nice open space, level ground with no obstacles 5 mph would be fine.…

Who’s responsibility is it to carry out pre use checks on a forklift? Well, if you google HSE Inspection Of Work Equipment you’ll find the following statement. You should inspect work equipment if your risk assessment identifies any significant risk (for example, of major injury) to operators and others from the equipment’s installation or use.…

When selecting a company to deliver forklift training.  You need to make sure that the instructor conducting the training has the necessary qualifications and experience to deliver the forklift course.  In our opinion not enough companies carry out competence checks on us!! So next time you book a training course please ask us to send…

The Forklift training team in Burnley have continued to be busy during lockdown. As training eased, we kept supplying our customers based in Burnley with useful information on everything forklift truck. We get phone calls daily asking common questions regarding forklift trucks. So we thought this would be a good opportunity to answer them in…

‘Now I need to carry out job specific and familiarisation training, what’s that?’So you’ve had an instructor come in and carry out basic training on the lift truck. You’ve carried out your responsibility as an employer, right?…. Wrong.  As an employer you now need to provide job specific and familiarisation training. What is job specific…

“I don’t wear a seat belt on a forklift because I’m constantly on and off” ” I don’t wear a seat belt on a forklift because I want to be able to jump out of the other side if it tips over”. This is the message we hear on a weekly occurrence why people don’t…

Well if you google, ‘do I legally need a forklift licence?’ you will probably end up on the HSE website, which is a good start. The confusion starts when employers read indirect words like adequate and recommend. Well to set the record straight, the answer is YES, you do legally need a forklift licence. However,…

What’s the minimum age you need to be to operate a forklift truck? Well, if you look on the Health and Safety Executive website the answer you’ll find once you find it will be ‘past school leaving age’ Right…So we have found the official answer but that answer isn’t good enough for us, is it?  We…