Forklift and Lifting Equipment Training for Engineering Businesses
GH Training provides practical, AITT-accredited forklift, crane and material handling equipment training for engineering, metal fabrication and steel-processing businesses across the North West, North Wales and West Yorkshire.
Training is delivered at your premises, allowing instruction to reflect the long materials, fabricated components, lifting equipment and restricted workshop areas found at your site.
Material Handling in Engineering Workplaces
Engineering and fabrication businesses often move materials that do not behave like standard palletised loads. Steel sections, sheet material, bar stock, pipework, machinery, dies and fabricated assemblies can create different stability, visibility and clearance risks.
Operators may also work close to welding bays, cutting equipment, storage racks, overhead cranes, delivery vehicles and employees carrying out production tasks.
Long, Heavy and Irregular Loads
The weight of a load is only one part of deciding whether it can be handled safely. Its length, shape, centre of gravity, rigidity and method of support can all affect the truck or lifting equipment.
Training can address practical issues such as:
- Assessing load condition and stability before movement
- Maintaining visibility while carrying long materials
- Using suitable forks, attachments and lifting accessories
- Avoiding contact with machinery, racking and building structures
- Controlling pedestrian access during lifting activities
- Positioning loads safely for production or dispatch
Relevant Forklift and Crane Courses
Training can be selected around the equipment and handling tasks used by your business:
- Counterbalance Forklift Training for yard, workshop and loading duties
- Multidirectional Forklift Training for long products and narrow operating areas
- Pivot Steer Training for restricted warehouse aisles
- Overhead Gantry Crane Training for workshop lifting operations
- Slinger Signaller Training for employees preparing and directing suspended loads
- Managing and Supervising MHE Operations for supervisors and managers
Crane and Slinger Signaller Competence
Safe crane operations depend on more than operating the controls. Employees involved in lifting must understand the load, lifting accessories, communication method, travel route and exclusion arrangements.
Slinger signallers should be able to select suitable lifting accessories, attach the load correctly, recognise damaged equipment and provide clear signals to the crane operator.
Training should work alongside appropriate lift planning, equipment examinations and site procedures.
Managing Workshop Risks
Engineering workshops can change throughout the day as jobs move between fabrication, machining, assembly and dispatch. Temporary obstructions, new materials and changing production priorities can introduce risks that were not present at the start of a shift.
Supervision, pre-use inspections and effective defect reporting are therefore essential. Our Risk Assessment and Method Statement Awareness course can help employees understand the controls supporting non-routine and higher-risk tasks.
Arrange Training for Your Engineering Site
We will review your equipment, operator experience, types of material, available training area and normal working practices before recommending the appropriate course.
View all available training courses, use the free Training Gap Check or request a quotation for your workplace.
Call 01925 500796 to discuss forklift, crane or slinger signaller training.