The certificate of training has to show the actual machine that the person took their test on, however this does not necessarily mean that

they can only drive that particular make and capacity of truck, for example if a driver was tested on a small Counterbalance Truck of say 1200kgs capacity they can still operate any other Counterbalance truck up to 5000kgs capacity provided that they have been given the necessary familiarisation training for the truck.

There are 3 categories for Counterbalance Trucks, these are B1 up to 5000kgs, B2 5000-15000kgs, and B3 over 15000kgs, so as a further example if the driver has a certificate for a 6000kg Counterbalance they can operate a machine of up to 15000kgs, but again they must have received familiarisation training for any new type of machine which you are expecting them to operate.

Last updated on July 11, 2009 by Michael Pearce