Telehandler Suspended Loads Training

Suspended Loads Training

We provide our Suspended Loads Training at your company site, using your equipment. On successful completion of this Suspended Loads course candidates will be issued with a certificate of training. Refresher training is recommemnded every 5 years. Our governing body is; National Operators Truck Licensing Association (NOTLA)

Course levels

Novice: Beginner
Experienced: Good use, but no formal training
Refresher: Renewing a previously obtained certificate (proof required)

Course summary

Training starts off around the instructor’s laptop for the health & safety part. Then onto the practical part & assessment. Ideally, we require a room for the theory, and an area away from pedestrains and vehicles for the practical.

Do not worry too much about delays and staff being pulled away etc. as this is expected when doing on-site training. In terms of space, we work with whatever is available.

Course criteria

• Pre-use checks
• Correct methods for attaching suspended loads to the machine
• How stability is affected by travelling with a raised boom and a suspended load
• Safe Working Loads and Lifting Capacity Charts
• Centres of gravity and how to calculate weights of loads
• Overhead/proximity hazards
• Load integrity and security
• Signals, direction of movement and landing placement zone with the slinger signaler
• Lift and move a load in a safe and controlled manner, with minimum uncontrolled movement
• Place and remove loads from a vehicle (if available)
• Visibility issues and restrictions with suspended loads