
Training From Certified Experts
All training classes offered by Winchester Equipment Company are structured around OSHA and ANSI standards and will qualify trainees to meet OSHA and ANSI standards. Upon completion of our courses, trainees will receive a qualification card and their records will be retained. We will notify companies approximately 30 days prior to an operator’s expiration date as a reminder for recertification. An operator certification card is good for 3 years from the date of completing the qualification course.
All courses include in person class room instruction, extensive hands-on operation, daily inspection instruction, and safe use /operation to ensure safety of the operator as well as pedestrians. Courses are personalized to our customer’s specific needs. Courses also address specific safety issues and operation practices that are unique to their environment in order to increase safety in their work place. All courses offered can be completed at our facility or at a customer’s location.
We are proud to offer large group discounts on most of our qualification trainings. Some courses do have a participant minimum or a minimum charge to hold training.
We offer Train the Trainer courses and customizable training classes are available upon request.
Training Includes
- OSHA & ANSI Background Information
- Equipment Characteristics
- Formal Classroom Training With Testing
- Hands on Training & Evaluation
Powered Industrial Truck Association Classification of Forklifts Qualification Courses:
Class 1: Electric counter balance forklifts, to include sit down and stand-up units
Class 2: Electric narrow aisle trucks, order pickers, and reach trucks
Class 3: Electric Motor low lift trucks, walkie stackers, electric pallet jacks
Class 4: Internal combustion engine (Gasoline, LP, or Diesel powered) and counter balanced lift trucks with cushion tires
Class 5: Internal combustion engine powered and counter balanced lift trucks with pneumatic tires
Class 6: Electric and internal combustion engine tractors and tuggers
Class 7: Rough terrain shooting boom forklifts, telehandlers, and tool cats
Class 1, 4, and 5 are our most common classes of training, usually done as one training session.
Mobile Elevated Work Platform Training (MEWP)
Our MEWP training provides instruction on scissor lifts, boom lifts (both self-propelled and towable), and single man lifts (self-propelled, push arounds, and towable)
Bucket Truck Safe Use and Practices Qualification Courses
Skid Steer Safe Use and Practices Qualification Courses
OSHA 10 Certifications
MSHA 46 Certification and Annual Renewal