This is an eight-hour class consisting of four hours of classroom instruction and four hours of hands on instruction.  The classroom portion covers the following topics: Lift truck Fundamentals Stabiity, Balance,  Capacity Preoperational Inspection General Rules of the Road Safe Load Handling Techniques Refueling Gasoline, Diesel, and LP Lift Trucks battery Charging and Changing There is a written exam at the end of the classroom session. The hands-on portion will involve pre-operational checks, followed by two circuits of the obstacle course without any major infractions.  A major infraction requires the trainee to complete the course a third time.  The hands-on portion will be done on a LP powered lift truck.