Odd question but here goes. Tried finding info online but no luck. Forklift on private residential property. Not a workplace. Will be used to unload the odd delivery truck (purchased bulky stuff online for personal use). Is a licence required? Everything online refers to a workplace or if the forklift goes out onto the road.
Forklift Licence Question
tessel on 18/05/2019 - 20:47
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Thanks, I thought as much but I over think stuff.
can u even buy tanks?
Should only be a reqirement for insurance cover in the event of an accident. Private property & private use would be fine.
don't worry too much, last time I went to the Dandenong Ranges, stopped by a local strawberry farm and saw a young boy (less than 14) driving the forkie around picking odd pallets with his toddle brother standing not far from it. No one bat an eyelid.
Do you drive the truck? Does the public/customer/driver have access? Personally i would be worried about liability/insurance issues maybe consider using a walk behind fork that does not need a license.As a forklift driver for 35yrs my understanding is that you must have a license in any situation. I would definetly be contacting Safework or similar in your state to confirm either way if i were you.
No, I'm not driving the truck. You raise good points, which is why I asked this question. However, if something did happen, such as damage to the truck and it was my fault, then I'd still be responsible, licence or not. I looked at a walk behind 1 ton crown 20MT130A, but wasn't sure how it would go getting pallets off a truck. I'm comparing this with a 1.5 ton sumitomo stand on. Can you comment on a walkie getting pallets off a truck?
An added option is thag the fork has the reach out function, the tines move outwards but the forklift is staying still. The trucks tyres or body might be in the way.
No they don't. Only some have this function
Sorry for the late reply yes a walk behind can unload trucks but you need to make sure that it has enough reach to put the pallet where you want or to reach and lift the pallet of the truck (remember it might be stacked on other load) .Before you consider any type of fork you should consider if your concrete is good enough and if you have enough room to manouvre.Do you want to put the pallets onto racks or just take into an area? You have got me curious as to what bulk stuff you buy on line for personnel use would be.
EDITED too early.
Do you still need a licence for a forklift? I know that in the last few years NSW changed the requirement for tickets for many items of plant, like excavators. Now you just need to show you are competent I.e. had some training and some assessment before you are let loose.
Might vary depending on state and industry but I think it's walk behind no licence required, but forklift required, but only specifies "workplace".
Forklifts most definitely do require a licence - It is known as a "High risk work" licence - these apply to certain industrial tasks where there is a history of death/injury from use.
Currently this meanscranes
forklifts
hoists
pressure equipment
reach stackers
scaffolding
dogging
rigging(but not wor pedestrian operated forklift)
Private property, you can drive a tank on it if you like. The licence is just a liability thing in a workplace.