Book your on-site forklift or aerial lift training on Vancouver Island through VanIsle Forklift. Spring schedule now available.
Category: Aerial Lift Safety
2023 Training
Forklift and Aerial Lift Operator training Vancouver Island
Be sure to book early for Fall training at your location, new operators or experienced operators forklift and aerial lift. VanIsle offers site and equipment specific training.
VanIsle Forklift
VanIsle Forklift is now providing onsite training for both forklift and aerial lift on Vancouver Island. Call 250-889-2074 to schedule today.
Now booking training Summer 2022
Contact Darrell Block to schedule on site forklift or aerial lift training on Vancouver Island. https://vanisleforklift.ca
Introducing VanIsle Forklift
Effective 1 June 2022 we are retiring! But we are pleased to announce that Darrell Block at VanIsle Forklift will be offering the same professional on-site forklift training service to our customers. Call Darrell on 250-889-2074 to schedule training anywhere on Vancouver Island.
Aerial Lift safety training
Forklift, boom lift or scissor lift use in a public area means the operator must ensure safety for pedestrians. Not like this! Cones, cordons or flag persons help to keep people out of the working area. In Martin’s Forklift corporate training programs we always cover this topic.
Scissor lift safety
A scissor lift operator in the US was fatally injured last month when driving through a doorway and trapping his head between the railing and the door frame. The most common accidents with scissor lifts include crushing injuries, electrocution, tip overs, and falls. WorkSafeBC has some useful tips on using a scissor lift – also known […]
Thank you to all our customers!
Thank you to all the forklift and aerial lift operators we have trained in 2017 – from Campbell River to Parksville, Vancouver, Sechelt and beyond. Wishing you happy and safe holidays from Martin’s Forklift Training. Remember drive it slow, keep it low and look behind before you go and always be a “smooth operator”.
Why scissor lift training is vital
Falls, crushing, tip overs and electrocution are the most common injuries suffered by scissor lift operators. Making sure operators have been properly trained, and that they have done both an equipment and worksite inspection before starting work, go a long way to avoiding these accidents. Scissor lift safety tips. Vancouver scissor lift training.
Day of Mourning BC April 28 2016
April 28, 2016 is the National Day of Mourning for workers who died on the job. This may be something you don’t like to think about, but it is a very good reminder of why we all need to work safe, every day everywhere every second. WorkSafeBC resources on this are available here.