RIIHAN201E

Forklift (RII)

RIIHAN201E – Operate a Forklift

Take the controls. Move the load. Build skills that get you noticed.

Ready to add practical forklift skills to your site capability?

The RIIHAN201E Operate a Forklift course gives you the hands-on skills and safety knowledge required to use a forklift to lift, move, transfer and place loads in site-based workplaces.

Designed for workers across mining, drilling, quarrying and resource operations, this nationally recognised unit helps you develop safe operating habits, improve your equipment awareness and confidently complete materials-handling tasks.

What You’ll Learn

This practical, hands on course will teach you how to:

• Plan and prepare for forklift operations
• Interpret work instructions and workplace procedures
• Identify hazards and apply effective risk controls
• Conduct pre-start and operational safety checks
• Identify and report equipment faults
• Assess load weight, stability and dimensions
• Select and use suitable forklift attachments
• Lift, carry, transfer and place loads safely
• Manoeuvre through different workplace conditions
• Maintain visibility and safe operating clearances
• Work safely around people, vehicles and other equipment
• Monitor forklift performance during operations
• Carry out basic operator maintenance
• Park, shut down and secure the forklift correctly

You will learn how to operate within the forklift’s rated capacity while maintaining load stability, equipment control and awareness of changing site conditions.

Who Should Enrol?

This course is ideal for people working or looking to expand their skills in:

• Mining and resources
• Drilling operations
• Quarrying and extractive industries
• Resource-processing facilities
• Civil infrastructure workplaces
• Warehousing and materials handling
• Maintenance and shutdown operations

Skills That Keep Work Moving

Forklift operation is about more than picking up a pallet. It takes concentration, coordination and the ability to make safe decisions around people, plant and valuable equipment.

Our experienced trainers deliver practical, workplace-focused training designed to help you build confidence, strengthen your operating skills and complete materials-handling tasks safely and efficiently.

Start the engine. Lift with confidence. Move your career forward. Book your forklift training today.

RIIHAN201E relates to work covered by the National Standard for High Risk Work but does not provide a forklift High Risk Work Licence. An LF High Risk Work Licence may be required depending on the equipment and work being undertaken. Participants should confirm the licensing and site requirements applying to their workplace and jurisdiction.