Overview

Designed to be compact and versatile, this piece of equipment is commonly used in warehouse, retail, and manufacturing settings. The simple appearance of a powered pallet jack can be dangerously deceiving because this machine actually leaves the most room for injury. Help stop accidents before they happen with this comprehensive and thorough training program.

Sixteen interactions capture and retain the learner's attention and interest. Interactions help assess whether your workers are actually mastering the knowledge and skills necessary to work safely with powered pallet jacks.

When the system discovers an area where a worker is having difficulty, it patiently reviews that material until 100% of your workers respond correctly to 100% of the assessments for 100% of the course's learning objectives.

Pre-Use Inspection

• Walkie versus Walkie-rider
• Common Differences
• Purpose
• Manufacturer’s Operating Instructions
• What To Inspect
• When You Find Something Wrong

Operation

• The Drive Wheel
• Steering Handle
• Plugging

Load Handling

• Picking Up The Load
• Stability
• Traveling With A Load
• Placing A Load

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Perform a proper pre-use inspection

1. Recognize common differences of the two types of pallet jacks.
2. Identify parts requiring functional test.
3. Cite the need to fix or replace a damaged or improperly functioning jack before using.
4. Identify what must be documented.
5. Name benefits of reading manufacturer’s operating instructions.

Control a pallet jack safely

1. Identify functions of the rear wheel.
2. Locate the forward and reverse controls.
3. Recognize slowing and stopping methods of the pallet jack.
4. Identify how to plug.

Handle loads safely

1. Recognize correct pick-up procedures.
2. Identify load moving procedures.
3. List general moving pre-cautions.
4. Name correct unloading procedures.
5. Cite need to keep load as low as possible at all times.