FORKLIFT SAFETY – YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Every employer has a legal responsibility to ensure their employees undergo adequate training before they use work equipment. Nevertheless, thousands of reportable injuries occur every year in companies up and down the UK as a result of incidents involving forklift devices.
As a responsible employer, it makes sound business sense to make sure you are following Approved Codes of Practice and have taken every reasonable step to ensure operators are trained to a high standard. It reduces the chance of downtime due to accidents and means your business is better placed to defend against any claims that might be made.
Most importantly of all, it makes everyone safer.
ITSSAR ACCREDITED MECHANICAL HANDLING VEHICLE TRAINING
At FCS we are accredited by ITSSAR, the Independent Training Standards Scheme and Register, which is one of the best-known and longest established accreditors in the UK.
Your employees may be total novices, or experienced operators in need of a refresher. Our fully qualified and registered instructor-examiners will put together a structured programme tailored to the needs of your business. It will be designed to guide workers through the amount of practice and training they need before they take the written and practical assessments.
Our mechanical handling vehicle training covers:
- Counterbalance forklift truck
- Reach truck
- Low, medium and high level order pickers
- VNA (very narrow aisle) articulated truck
- Rough terrain truck
- Telescopic handler truck
- Side loader truck
- Multidirectional Trucks
- Masted Lift Truck
- Pivot Steer
- Vehicle mounted transportable lift truck
- Vehicle mounted hoist / crane
- Front load shovel truck
- Powered pallet trucks (PPT)
- Pendant crane and slinging
- MEWP – Scissor lift or Boom (Cherry Picker) or VPP
- Abrasive Wheels
Mechanical handling Instructor training:
As well as an assessment of your operators, our experts can also provide advice on trucks and usage.
- Training required by HSE
- Novice operator training
- Experienced operator assessment and training
- Refresher training
- Expert advice on forklift trucks and use
- Full risk assessment of your site
- Training to HSE requirements
- Instructor-examiners fully ITSAAR registered
There are more trucks that we can instruct on – please just ask
Are you thinking about the current situation with the forklift and mechanical handling operations in your business? Would you like some advice to clarify the situation? Call us on 01788 569 774 or contact us online and we’ll be pleased to help.
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WHERE WE ARE
Head Office :
FCS Training Academy
Swift House
Cosford Lane
Swift Valley Industrial Estate
Rugby
CV21 1QN
01788 569774
info@fcsafety.co.uk
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