Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- Identify load and check against safe working load and/or relevant specifications or regulations and final position/location
- Identify special handling requirements of load, if applicable
- Lift and place load in the correct final position/location to achieve specified balance of load
- Identify and carry loads that require special care
- Carry loads in accordance with special requirements of product according to procedures and/or regulations
- Operate forklifts in areas of restricted movement and in special traffic conditions
- Operate forklifts in areas of heavy traffic
- Operate forklifts over difficult or uneven surfaces
- Operate forklifts in areas shared with the general public, as required