FLT Academy Ltd
Counterbalance forklift study guide
A 24-page guide for learners using seated industrial counterbalance trucks in Great Britain. Little Cody's reminders help you revisit key points from your supervised training.
What's inside?
- Forklift pre-use inspection and getting ready to move.
- Capacity plates, load centres and stability.
- Safe travel, observation, pedestrians and slopes.
- Picking up loads, stacking, retrieving and trailer loading.
- Parking, defect reporting and emergency awareness.
- Revision questions, answers and space for your own training notes.
Open the reading copy in your browser · Version 1.0 · Published 21 September 2026
A study aid, not permission to operate. This guide does not replace formal operator training, supervised practice, assessment or employer authorisation. Follow your truck handbook, instructor and workplace safe system. It is not an HSE-approved or RTITB-approved publication.
Printing your folded booklet
Use the printable copy on A4 paper, landscape, actual size (100%), double-sided with short-edge flip. It is already in booklet order: do not select booklet mode or two pages per sheet again. Test PDF pages 1–2 first. The full booklet uses six sheets, folded to A5 and stapled in the centre.