Certificate of competence to operate handling equipment safely

The French CACES validates a person's ability to apply the safety rules governing forklift operation, to carry out the handling operations required and to perform routine maintenance on the equipment. The certificate has six categories according to the equipment used. Category 1: ride-on pallet trucks and ground-level order pickers (lift under 1 metre). Category 2: tow tractors and platform trucks. Category 3: counterbalance forklifts with a capacity up to 6,000 kg (with additional training for truck-mounted forklifts). Category 4: counterbalance forklifts with a capacity above 6,000 kg (with additional training for special trucks). Category 5: reach trucks (with additional training for special trucks). Category 6: transport, movement, loading, unloading and testing (driving outside production).