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• Students will gain knowledge and basic practical skills related to the safe operation of a telehandler.
• Students must attend the classroom and practical portions of the course.
• Students must pass the closed-book knowledge test with a score of at least 80%.
• Students must successfully complete the practical evaluation.

• CSA-approved steel-toe boots.
• Work gloves.
• Safety glasses.
• High visibility vest and hard hat to be supplied by Yukon University.
• Notebooks and pens to be supplied by Yukon University.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the Yukon and federal requirements for telehandler operator training and the responsibilities of operators, supervisors and employers, and explain which requirements apply in which situation.
• Identify the types of telehandlers, their major components, attachments and controls.
• Select and use appropriate PPE for telehandler operation.
• Conduct a hazard assessment of the work area before operating a telehandler.
• Perform a pre-operational inspection and function test, identify defects, and report them or remove the machine from service.
• Locate and read the load chart, safety decals and operator's manual.
• Use the load chart to determine rated capacity for a given boom angle, boom extension, height, attachment and stabilizer setting.
• Explain how boom extension, boom height, load position, ground conditions, slopes and wind affect stability and capacity.
• Explain when and how to use stabilizers (outriggers), pads under the stabilizers, and frame levelling.
• Travel safely with and without a load on level ground and on slopes.