Forklifts
December 25, 2022 2023-04-14 21:28Forklifts
Fork Lifts
About The Course
Course Syllabus
Core Curriculum
About The Course
Forklifts are very simple machines. They have a steering wheel, engine, pneumatic tires, and other components like forks and hydraulics. On the other hand, Moffett’s are more sophisticated due to their four-wheel design with two wheels on each side. They’re slightly larger than conventional ones and can carry more than 5,000 pounds loads. Forklifts have a maximum weight capacity of 3,500 pounds, and they can go as low as 1,800 pounds depending on the model.
Course Syllabus
Learn in the classroom:
- How operators can safely drive a forklift
- Features of SDCB forklifts
- Instruments and controls found on SDCB forklifts
- The types of attachments and how they extend a forklifts capabilities
- The difference between scheduled maintenance and daily inspections
- How to safely operate and use a forklift
Hands-on practice:
- Basic prestart inspection and routine maintenance
- Startup, warm-up, and shutdown procedures
- Basic maneuvers
- Basic lifting and placing operations with a forklift
Core Curriculum
Our core curriculum covers 9 areas you need to know in the construction industry. The core curriculum is required before you attend any machine training.
They include:
Learn in the classroom:
- The construction industry.
- The benefits of a construction career.
- Typical career path for craft professionals.
- Ways to pursue a career in the construction industry.
Learn in the classroom:
- The benefits of safety, the cost of workplace incidents, and ways to reduce related
hazards. - Common fall hazards and methods to prevent them.
- Recognizing and avoiding struck-by and caught-in-between hazards.
- Common electrical hazards and how to avoid them.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) and the hazards they reduce or eliminate.
- Safety practices used with other common job-site hazards.
Learn in the classroom:
- Solve basic arithmetic problems with whole numbers
- Fraction types and calculating with fractions.
- Decimal numbers and calculating with them
- Common length-measuring tools and use them to measure lengths accurately.
- Common length, weight, volume, and temperature units in both the inch-pound and metric systems and convert them into other comparable units.
- Angles and geometric shapes, as well as calculating their areas or volumes.
Learn in the classroom:
- Common hand tools and state how to use them.
- Common measurement and layout tools and describe how to use them.
- Hand tools common to shops and job sites.
Learn in the classroom:
- Various types of power drills and impact wrenches.
- How to use various types of power saws.
- The types of jobs best suited to grinders and oscillating multi-tools.
- How to use miscellaneous power tools.
Learn in the classroom:
- Components and features used in construction drawings and how the drawings are different.
Learn in the classroom:
- Types of rigging slings.
- Hardware.
- Equipment.
Learn in the classroom:
- The relationship between communication, listening, and speaking processes and how it
affects job performance. - The relationship between good reading and writing skills and how it affects job
performance.
Learn in the classroom:
- Opportunities in the construction businesses and how to enter the construction
workforce. - The importance of critical thinking and how to solve problems.
- How good social skills are applied in the construction trade and why they are important.
Learn in the classroom:
- The basic concepts of material handling.
- Common safety precautions.
- Various types of material handling equipment and how they are used.
Students will be ready to join the workforce at completion of the program. Including careers in:
- Construction
- Warehouse
- Waste management
- Retail suppliers
- Energy and Utility companies
