Fork Lift Truck
The use of lift trucks is overseen by the Health and Safety
Executive, which expects operators to have been trained by approved
instructors and hold the relevant certificates.
Lift trucks are particularly dangerous in the workplace. Between
2001/2002 to 2005/2006 21,190 injuries involving forklift trucks
were reported. Of these 94 were fatal, 5758 were major and 15,338
resulted in people being off work for 3 or more days. On average
fork lift trucks are involved in 24% of all workplace transport
accidents. Accidents involving lift trucks are often due to poor
supervision and a lack of training.
Every driver, particularly younger or less experienced drivers,
should be instructed to drive and to carry out other work
responsibly and carefully.
By law, employers must give employees adequate training to
ensure health and safety:
- When they join the company; and
- When they are exposed to new or increased risks in the
workplace.
Where possible, employers should tailor training to the worker's
individual needs.
Mantra courses and apprenticeships
As a specialist training provider for the logistics sector,
Mantra provide training courses for Fork Lift Truck operators (both
novice and experienced) to RTITB standards. Operators could also
take a Plant Operations Level 2 Certificate (Pathway 2: Fork Lift
Trucks) which may attract government funding.
We also have a safety awareness course for supervisors and
courses for training instructors/examiners.
Contact Mantra today to see how we can help you up-skill your
operators and improve your business performance.
