Ontario Telehandler Training Courses

Ontario Telehandler Training Courses - Employers are responsible for making sure that their supervisory and operating personnel are trained to work competently using telehandler machinery. The competence level of workers should be assessed. If deficiencies are found, employers have to provide training so that workers obtain the needed level of skill. The level of responsibility of the individual should be considered when training is offered. Effective training would solve whatever deficiencies in the knowledge, skills and understanding of telehandler supervisors and operators. Training could be undertaken through in-house session or by hiring an external training provider. An assessment at the completion of the training period will determine whether or not the learning goals have been met.

Guidelines and regulations for the basic telehandler operator training and testing are set by federal, state/provincial and local regulators. Basic training does not address such topics as the lifting of suspended loads, the lifting of people, the utilization of rotating machines or making use of different attachments. Further training must be undertaken if such tasks are needed on the work place.

Inspection and maintenance
Like any equipment, a telehandler requires effective maintenance. The equipment inevitably will suffer wear sooner or later. Proper maintenance is vital to ensuring safe utilization of the telehandler equipment. Checks and inspections are vital to ongoing maintenance procedures. Operators need to have machine-specific training to be able to monitor, prevent and rectify problems associated with deterioration, damage and wear. Employees require competence and experience in both periodic and breakdown maintenance. The preventive maintenance instructions of the manufacturer must be seriously viewed and complied with, taking into consideration such factors as environmental conditions in the work setting and frequency of use.

The responsibility for making certain that the telehandler and its attachments are in good working order lies with both the user and owner of the machine. Pre-use checks are normally done by the user, while general maintenance is usually done by the telehandler owner.

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