Concerned by the lack of training provision for those in leadership roles, the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) has developed the UK’s first comprehensive accreditation standard for the training of lift truck managers and supervisors.
Until recently, no UK training standard existed for managers and supervisors tasked with overseeing forklift operations – despite such training being a solid requirement of the HSE’s approved code of practice and guidance for forklift trucks.
A respected and authoritative voice within the industry, AITT’s industry experts designed the exacting criteria in response to the gaping provision of training for managers and supervisors AITT Managing Director Dave Sparrow explains: “Many of those responsible for overseeing lift truck operations have little or no experience of how they operate. This is compounded by the assumption that – since they’ve never had an accident or even a close call – it won’t happen to them. Unfortunately, without adequate training, they’re unlikely to realise their safety deficiencies until a near miss – or worse.
“There’s a widely held assumption that managing forklifts simply requires a bit of common sense.
However, most forklift supervisors have never actually operated one and are, in fact, woefully unaware of the dangers they present.”
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