Get certified Forklift Training in Ontario. Learn safe operation, inspections, load handling, and OHSA requirements. Achieve Safety provides onsite and group lift truck training for workplaces.
Forklifts and lift trucks are essential in industrial and commercial workplaces, but improper use leads to serious injuries. This Forklift Training course teaches workers how to operate lift trucks safely, perform inspections, handle loads, and follow OHSA requirements. Participants learn practical driving skills and hazard recognition to work safely around people, equipment, and materials. Achieve Safety offers onsite forklift training across Ontario.
Forklift Training prepares workers to operate lift trucks safely and competently under Ontario’s safety regulations. The 8 hr course covers safe operation, load capacity, travel paths, pre use inspections, and workplace hazard control. Workers learn how mechanical, visibility, and stability hazards can create risks during routine tasks.
Built to CSA B335-15 specifications, the course will speak to hazards and controls. It includes a practical assessment of an operators ability to use lift trucks safely.Achieve Safety delivers a blend of theory and hands on training so participants understand both the rules and the practical skills required for safe operation.
Enroll today to gain skills in evidence gathering, root cause analysis, and OHSA-compliant reporting.
Forklift Training is ideal for:
New forklift operators
Experienced operators needing recertification
Warehouse and logistics workers
Manufacturing and industrial staff
Retail backroom workers
Shipping and receiving teams
Supervisors overseeing forklift operations
Any worker operating a lift truck must be trained and competent.
Different workplaces use different lift truck classes. Achieve Safety can tailor the program to match your equipment.
Forklift Training prepares workers to operate lift trucks safely and competently under Ontario’s safety regulations. The 8 hr course covers safe operation, load capacity, travel paths, pre use inspections, and workplace hazard control. Workers learn how mechanical, visibility, and stability hazards can create risks during routine tasks.
Built to CSA B335-15 specifications, the course will speak to hazards and controls. It includes a practical assessment of an operators ability to use lift trucks safely.Achieve Safety delivers a blend of theory and hands on training so participants understand both the rules and the practical skills required for safe operation.
This course provides a structured framework for safe lift truck operation and hazard control in accordance with Ontario safety requirements.
By the end of this 8-hour course, participants will be able to:
Enroll today to gain skills in evidence gathering, root cause analysis, and OHSA-compliant reporting.
Different workplaces use different lift truck classes. Achieve Safety can tailor the program to match your equipment.
This course is intended for individuals who operate or oversee lift truck operations in Ontario workplaces.
Workers who are new to operating forklifts or lift trucks.
Operators who require refresher training or recertification.
Personnel involved in shipping, receiving, and material handling operations.
Workers who use lift trucks in production or industrial environments.
Forklift operators must be trained and competent to safely operate lift trucks, recognize hazards, and control risks during material handling tasks.
Safe forklift operation depends on understanding load capacity, balance, travel paths, and stability limits to prevent tip overs and dropped loads.
Lift trucks must be inspected before use and maintained in safe operating condition to prevent mechanical failures and unsafe operation.
Lift truck operations are closely reviewed during workplace inspections due to the high risk of injury associated with improper operation.
During inspections or compliance reviews, Ministry of Labour inspectors assess whether forklift operators are properly trained, competent, and operating equipment safely.
Inspectors routinely assess:
Proof of forklift operator training and competency
Pre use inspection practices and documentation
Load handling and stability control
Safe travel paths and pedestrian interaction
Refueling and charging procedures
This course helps workers and supervisors understand forklift requirements and how lift truck operations are reviewed during inspections.
Secure Your Future.
This course provides a Record of Training (ROT) confirming completion of Forklift Training aligned with CSA B335 and Ontario workplace safety requirements.
While this is not a government issued certification, the Record of Training is commonly used by employers to document that workers have received formal forklift training and demonstrated competency.
Training records support employer documentation and may be requested during inspections or audits.
Forklift incidents can result in serious injury, damage to materials, and operational disruption.
Providing Forklift Training helps organizations demonstrate due diligence by ensuring workers understand operating limits, hazard controls, and safe work practices.
After completing this course, participants have a clearer understanding of how to operate lift trucks safely.
Workers leave with awareness of:
The course explained forklift hazards really well and the practical part helped me feel confident operating the truck safely.
Even after years of driving forklifts, this training helped reinforce inspections and load handling basics.
This training made expectations clear and helped me better understand stability and pedestrian safety.
Experts also agree this training supports safe and competent forklift operation aligned with CSA B335 and Ontario workplace safety requirements.
