Operator training, medicals and the compliance records behind them
Accredited lifting equipment operator training, plus certificates of fitness and Keystone eye tests, with every certificate kept in a client portal your company can open any time.
Qualified & fit to operate
Operator training and the medicals that certify them, so your lifting equipment teams stay compliant and audit-ready.
Operator training
Forklift, lift truck and crane operator training and certification. Novice and refresher, classroom and practical.
See courses →Medical assessments
Certificates of fitness that record whether an operator is medically fit for their position, valid for the period the examining practitioner sets.
Learn more →Keystone eye tests
On-site vision screening to the standard required for safe operation of lifting equipment.
Learn more →Lifting equipment training
The OHS Act (85 of 1993, section 8(2)(e)) requires employers to give their people the training and supervision they need to work safely. Our courses certify operators across the full range of lifting equipment, with renewals and refreshers available.
Counter balanced lift truck
Up to 3 500 kgCounter balanced, articulated forklift
Up to 2 500 kgDefined purpose lift truck
Up to 2 500 kgAdvanced defined purpose lift truck
Up to 2 500 kgLifting reach equipment
LRE noviceLifting reach equipment
LRE refresherTruck-mounted crane
Mobile craneMobile elevating working platform (MEWP)
Boom & scissorTelescopic boom handler
TelehandlerOverhead crane
Overhead / gantryCertified fit to operate
We run the certificate of fitness and the vision screening for your operators, and the certificates and results live in the CLEO portal.
Certificate of fitness
A baseline medical examination resulting in a Fit / Not-fit determination for the operator’s position, valid for the period the examining practitioner sets.
Keystone eye test
Vision screening (far, intermediate, near, colour, depth) to confirm an operator meets the visual standard.
Digital records
Certificates and results are captured in the CLEO portal and downloadable any time by your company.
Your records, one login
Your company’s portal login keeps the certificates we issue in one place, so nobody has to dig through email when an auditor asks.
Certificates & medicals
View and download every operator certificate, certificate of fitness and eye test result, and see at a glance which are expired or expiring.
Statements & invoices
Download your account statement and invoices as PDFs whenever your finance team needs them.
Requests
Ask for training, a medical or a renewal from inside the portal, so the request and its paper trail sit in one place.
More than certificates
This week’s toolbox talk is in every client’s portal at no charge. The full 52-week programme, and the site records below, can be switched on for your company.
Ask about add-ons- 52-week toolbox talk programme
- Document upload for your own site records
- Site pack PDF, ready to hand to an auditor
- PPE issued per worker
- Pallet drop log (where, which operator, anyone hurt) and warnings on the operator’s record
- Risk assessments
Two branches
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Training, medicals & compliance under one roof
Established in 2004, CLEO trains and certifies lifting equipment operators across South Africa, and runs the medicals and eye tests that keep them compliant, so your sites stay safe and audit-ready. More than 10 000 operators trained to date.
- TETA-accredited operator training & certification
- Certificates of fitness & Keystone vision screening
- On-site, in-house and branch-based options
- Digital portal for certificates & records
Book training or a medical
Tell us what you need and which branch suits you, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.