On Saturday, we carried out refresher training on a scissor lift in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.   As the Road Transport Industry Training Board revised the minimum training durations last year, we were able to carry out refresher training for 4 people in 2 x 4 hour sessions, making it mor ..
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The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) is committed to raising safety standards across the materials handling industry and is once again championing the cause of National Forklift Safety Day.   The key message for 2020 is that Management is responsible for segregating pedestrians from ..
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    Whilst we continue to offer our usual day time forklift training courses, either held at our training centre or on customer premises, we thought that during these strange times, it may be beneficial for some people to train during evenings.   Our novice courses can be adapted to r ..
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We are open for training but the safety of our trainees and instructors are very important to us so strict rules will be in place to ensure everyone’s safety. We want everyone to feel happy and safe on our site so measures are being put in place as follows: Hand sanitiser will be provided on &hell ..
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    The purpose of National Forklift Safety Day this year is to raise awareness of safe working practices amongst anyone working on, or near, materials handling equipment. The message is that for all sites where materials handling equipment is in operation, effective systems must be in pla ..
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On 22nd April 2018, we were delighted to attend the opening event of Rootes Archive Centre Trust.  The Rootes Archive Centre are one of our neighbours at Apollo Park, Wroxton, near Banbury.  They are a registered charity dedicated to the preservation and study of material of historical significanc ..
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The Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB) have lobbied for clarification and support from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to provide guidance on training during the pandemic.   The HSE has now released a full statement, which can be found here, addressing many key concerns and wh ..
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Jungheinrich are developing a new outdoors truck, code named the P30i.  This is a high voltage electric forklift truck in the shell of a diesel truck.  The P30i is the first lithium-ion truck with the power and driving ability of a combustion engine truck.   Compared with a diesel truck, the ..
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  This week we have three courses taking place in the North of England, as well as at our training centre and on customer premises in Banbury.   We have three instructors heading north to deliver training in Ashton under Lyne, Leeds and Nottingham to deliver refresher training on counterba ..
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A Company has recently been fined over £533,000 plus further costs after an employee was seriously injured when he was struck by a forklift truck.   The worker was walking across the depot when he was struck by a reversing forklift truck.  The worker was trapped on the ground and had to be fr ..
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