Side loader Training
The Sideloader operator training course will give you the skills to operate the truck safely and efficiently, carry out a pre-use inspection and recall and explain the causes of truck and load instability.
This course covers, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Controls and instruments
- Starting/moving/stopping and steering the truck
- Operation of hydraulic controls
- Battery care and maintenance
- Refuelling the machine
- Recharging LPG cylinders
- Load handling and operation in confined areas
- Weight assessment
- Industrial racking loading and unloading
Course Durations (for 3 people):
- Novice candidate: 37.5hours
- Experienced (but untrained) candidate: 20 hours
- Refresher (recommended every 3 years) candidate: 7.5 hours
- Conversion candidate: 15 hours
Last year over 280 people completed and passed RTITB sideloader training and testing and achieved their internationally recognised RTITB Certificate of Basic Operator Training.