Course overview
Contour Training deliver telehandler training courses covering essential features of telehandler operation and maintenance, how to avoid the potential dangers during operation, how to assess loads, move them safely and how to get the best from your telehandler in different conditions. Our telehandler training courses are accredited by Lantra Awards and NPORS.A telescopic handler, or telehandler, is a machine widely used in agriculture and industry. It is similar in appearance and function to a forklift truck but is more a crane than forklift, with the increased versatility of a telescopic boom that can extend forwards and upwards from the vehicle. On the end of the boom the operator can fit one of several attachments, such as a bucket, pallet forks, muck grab, or lift table.The most common attachment for a telehandler is pallet forks and the most common application is to move loads to and from places unreachable for a conventional forklift. For example, telehandlers have the ability to remove palletized cargo from within a trailer and to place loads on rooftops and other high places. The latter application would otherwise require a crane, which is not always practical or time-efficient.
