Written and practical exam.
Place: Miller Brewing - Milwaukee Campus
Focus of training:
- Pre-op safety inspection is performed once per shift for each forklift operated.
- Check that the horn functions.
- Check the steering mechanism with the engine running.
- Check the breaks.
- Check the seat brake.
- Check the hydraulic lines, controls-lift, and tilt levers.
- Check the racks and cage.
- Check the tires.
- Check headlamps, tail lights, brake lights, and back up lights.
- All defects are to be logged daily and notify the garage.
- Wear proper personal protection equipment.
- Make sure you can see.
- Load pick-up
- Driving load
- Setting down a load
- Lower loads to move
- Be aware of obstacles, both ahead and overhead.
- Be aware of load centers.
- Be aware of the total capacity.
- Do not exceed load center.
- Tilting the load forward reduces the load stability and can cause damage to the forks
- Never travel with load in raised position.
- Never leave a truck unattended farther than 25 feet away.
- When finished always ground the forks with the tips touching the floor.
- When starting always raise forks before driving.
- No one should ever walk near or under a load.
