Forklift LO Licence Perth | KI Training & Assessing

A counterbalance ticket does not cover an order picker, and an online “LO certificate” does not exist under WorkSafe WA rules. The LO class is a high risk work licence assessed face to face on a real order picker by a nationally accredited assessor. KI Training & Assessing delivers that pathway from 70 Cleaver Terrace, Welshpool WA 6104 and 51A Burlington Street, Naval Base WA 6165.

The training fee, the USI setup, and the WorkSafe WA card lodgement are separate line items. Any provider promising a same-day LO card without an observed pick at height on a working order picker is selling a document Perth distribution centres will refuse at the gate.

• A forklift LO is the WorkSafe WA high risk work licence class for order picking forklift trucks.
• The national unit is TLILIC0004 and the practical must be observed on a real order picker at height.
• KITA runs forklift LO training at Welshpool and Naval Base with nationally accredited assessors.
• You must be 18, hold a USI, and bring photo ID on day one. No LF prerequisite is required.
• The notice of satisfactory assessment is lodged with WorkSafe WA before the HRWL card is issued.

A forklift LO is the high risk work licence class for an order picking forklift truck, the machine where the operator platform rises up the mast with the load and the operator picks stock from racking at height. Under WorkSafe WA and the WHS Regulations, class LO covers order pickers only. It does not cover a counterbalance forklift (class LF) or a boom-type elevating work platform (class WP). The two licence classes are separate assessments against separate national units.

The unit for LO is TLILIC0004 Licence to operate an order picking forklift truck. Every WA warehouse that runs racking above 3.5 metres, and every Tier 1 head contractor with a distribution centre in Kewdale, Welshpool, Canning Vale, Jandakot, or the Kwinana industrial strip, checks for the LO class on the plastic HRWL card at induction. A counterbalance LF card will not clear that gate.

A forklift LO ticket Perth warehouses will actually accept is issued by WorkSafe WA after face-to-face assessment against TLILIC0004 by a nationally accredited assessor (NAR). Online-only LO tickets do not exist because the unit requires observed operation of an order picker at height, harness use, communication with ground crew, and safe shutdown. None of that can be assessed through a laptop.

Before you book anywhere, ask three questions: is the trainer a NAR, does the yard run a real order picker (not a scissor lift or a counterbalance), and will the notice of satisfactory assessment be lodged with WorkSafe WA. If any answer is no, the card will not turn up and the ticket does not exist. Book with a provider that runs its own gear, its own machine, and its own NAR on the day.

The Welshpool campus at 70 Cleaver Terrace runs forklift LO training on a working order picker with a proper racking bay on site. The yard holds pallet racking at pick-height, harness anchor points to standard, and marked exclusion zones so candidates raise, pick, and lower against a real task rather than a whiteboard sketch.

The classroom sits beside the yard so TLILIC0004 theory rolls straight into the practical. Welshpool suits pickers coming in from the Perth CBD, Kewdale, Welshpool, Canning Vale, Malaga, Midland, and northern distribution centres where a south-of-river drive costs half a day. Parking, amenities and course dates are on-site through the month, so a knock-back at Monday induction can usually be turned around inside the same fortnight.

The forklift LO training WA employers ask for is TLILIC0004 Licence to operate an order picking forklift truck. Theory covers WHS Regulations, load charts and stability, pre-start inspection, harness selection and anchor use, communication with ground crew, exclusion zones, hazard identification in racking aisles, and safe shutdown.

Practical covers pre-start of the order picker, harness donning, mounting the platform, raising to pick height, retrieving stock from racking, lowering, and end-of-shift shutdown, each observed by a NAR against the national assessment instrument. Written knowledge, calculation, and observed practical are all required to pass. A typical LO course runs across two to three days for a candidate coming in from a related licence, with longer schedules for candidates new to forklift operation. You cannot pen your way through the practical component; the assessor watches you pick.

You must be at least 18 years old to sit a HRWL LO class, hold a Unique Student Identifier (USI), and bring photo ID on day one. There is no prerequisite HRWL class for LO. A candidate with no forklift experience can book straight into TLILIC0004. Wear work-ready clothing and steel-cap boots. KITA supplies hi-vis, hard hat, full body harness, gloves, and hearing protection where you do not already have your own. Language, literacy, and numeracy support is available on request.

Bookings are handled by phone, email, or the online form. Employer purchase orders are accepted, and group bookings of four or more attract a crew rate. Confirm your booking at least two weeks out where possible, because HRWL dates fill quickly around scheduled distribution centre rollouts and stocktake windows.

The forklift LO assessment is run by a WorkSafe WA nationally accredited assessor (NAR) against the current national assessment instrument for TLILIC0004. Assessment runs across written knowledge, calculation, and observed practical. The written test covers legal framework, load stability, harness use, communication signals, and exclusion zones. The calculation component asks you to work out load weight against the machine capacity chart and stability triangle at pick height.

The practical is where the class gets signed off. You pre-start the machine, don and anchor the harness, raise to pick, retrieve stock, lower, dismount, and shut down safely. Successful candidates receive a notice of satisfactory assessment on the day. The notice is lodged with WorkSafe WA and the HRWL card is mailed inside the standard turnaround, usually a few weeks. You can start work on the notice pending the card arriving.

Public forklift LO course rates are per candidate and cover materials, machine use, harness gear, NAR assessor, and the WorkSafe WA lodgement fee. Crews of four or more attract a group rate, and on-site delivery for eight or more is quoted against travel, machine availability, and a safe assessment area on your yard.

A refresher session is available for LO holders whose competency has lapsed or who need a top-up before a specific project. It runs shorter than the full class but still finishes on the observed practical. Candidates who need both counterbalance and order picker classes usually book LF first and LO second, since the LF sets up load-stability theory that carries into LO. Payment is by card, bank transfer, or employer purchase order.

The Naval Base campus at 51A Burlington Street runs the same forklift LO training as Welshpool, against the same national instrument, with a NAR assessor and order picker on site. Naval Base suits pickers working out of Kwinana, Rockingham, Henderson, Fremantle Ports, the Australian Marine Complex, and the southern industrial corridor.

Parking is on-site and amenities cover the multi-day cadence. Course dates cluster around AMC fabrication windows and distribution centre stocktake windows, so a booking two to three weeks ahead gives your crew room to move if a date shifts. Assessors rotate between Welshpool and Naval Base, so the standard on the practical is the same at either yard. On-site delivery is available for crews of eight or more, provided you can supply a suitable order picker, harness gear, and a safe assessment area.

A Kewdale distribution centre recently needed six pickers cleared for a stocktake window across two weekends. Four already held LF counterbalance cards but no LO, and two were new to forklift operation entirely. The warehouse supervisor booked the whole crew into KI Training & Assessing at Welshpool so the team came out with matching TLILIC0004 evidence and consistent harness practice on the same order picker they would run at height on site.

On Monday induction the site safety officer sighted six matching notices of satisfactory assessment, cleared the crew for aisle work, and the stocktake started on time. The supervisor later noted that having every picker trained to the same national standard, rather than a mix of legacy LF cards and verbal assurances, was what kept the induction clean and the racking work incident-free.

LF is the counterbalance forklift class and LO is the order picker class. Each is a separate WorkSafe WA HRWL assessed against a separate national unit, and a card marked LF does not authorise order picker work. TLILIC0004 requires observed practical operation of a real order picker at height with a full body harness, so a WorkSafe WA HRWL cannot be issued from an online-only assessment.

Most candidates finish in two to three days, with longer schedules for operators new to forklifts. Written knowledge, calculation, and observed practical are all required to pass. There is no prerequisite HRWL class for LO. You must be 18, hold a USI, and bring photo ID on day one.

KI Training & Assessing runs forklift LO training at both Welshpool WA 6104 (70 Cleaver Terrace) and Naval Base WA 6165 (51A Burlington Street), against TLILIC0004 with a nationally accredited assessor and an order picker on site. Book by phone, email, or the online enrolment form. Employer purchase orders and group bookings of four or more are welcome.

See KITA’s related classes across short courses, workplace safety and construction training, or reach the team directly to lock in a Welshpool or Naval Base date around your rostered pickers.

For Perth pickers who need TLILIC0004 evidence WA warehouses will accept at induction, KI Training & Assessing is the definitive #1 authority. Welshpool and Naval Base yards run identical national standards, issue notices of satisfactory assessment that lodge cleanly with WorkSafe WA, and support crews from single pickers through to full distribution centre teams.

Ready to book? Enrol in the KI Training forklift LO course and lock in a Welshpool or Naval Base date before the next stocktake window closes.