How to operate a Reach Truck?

The RTITB Reach Truck Operator training course will give you the skills to operate a reach truck safely and efficiently, carry out a pre-use inspection, and recall the causes of truck and load instability. The course covers, but is not limited to, the following areas;

• Lift truck controls and instruments
• Starting/moving/stopping and steering the truck
• Operation of hydraulic controls
• Battery care
• Weight assessment
• Handling laden and unladen pallets
• Driving on/off ramps and inclines
• Stacking and destacking
• The operators’ safety code

Course Durations (for 3 people):

• Novice candidate: 37.5 hours
• Experienced (but untrained) candidate: 20 hours
• Refresher (recommended every 3 years) candidate: 7.5 hours
• Conversion candidate: 15 hours

Last year over 9, 000 people completed and passed RTITB reach lift truck training and testing and achieved their internationally recognised RTITB Certificate of Basic Operator Training.