Following successful completion of the BASIC OPERATING SKILLS TEST what documentation should be issued to the candidate?

Authorisation to operate should only be provided when:

The HSE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013 advises that specific job training should be carried out:

Which legislation outlines the legal requirement for the thorough examination of lift trucks?

The HSC APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER-OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013, gives advice to employers on medical considerations for lift truck operators. It is recommended that potential operators should be screened for fitness before employment as lift truck operators and again at regular intervals. Examination at the age of 45 years is recommended and thereafter:

Upon completion of basic operator training and having successfully passed the standard ‘BASIC OPERATING SKILLS TEST’, carried out by an RTITB Limited registered instructor/examiner, candidates should be awarded a certificate to verify their qualification. The certificate issued must state the candidate’s name, the duration and dates of training and testing, the instructor’s name and RTITB Limited’s registration number, the examiners name and RTITB Limited’s registration number and:

The DVLA publication ‘At a glance: Guide to the current medical standards of fitness to drive’ gives advice on medical considerations for lift truck operators. It recommends that potential operators should be screened for fitness before employment as lift truck operators and regularly from age:

Under what age is it recommended that a lift truck operator is fully supervised?

The HSC APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER-OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013, advises employers that when selecting potential lift-truck operators they should be:

The HSC APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER-OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013, advises employers that operator training should only be carried out by instructors who have themselves undergone appropriate training in instructional techniques and skills assessment They should give instructions only on the type of lift truck and attachments:

The basic training of lift truck operators should be conducted:

Which Regulation within THE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE PUBLICATION: ‘PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (PUWER) L22 1998 outlines the requirement to provide training?

The HSC APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER-OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013, gives advice to employers on medical considerations for lift truck operators. It is recommended that potential operators should be screened for fitness before employment as lift truck operators and again at regular intervals. Examination at the age of 45 years is recommended and:

The HSE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013 recommends that basic training needs to be conducted off the job. How is off the job defined in the Approved Code of Practice?

The HSE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013, advises employers that practical lift truck training should be of sufficient length to enable trainees to acquire the basic skills and knowledge required for safe operation. Where in-company training is being conducted, the duration of the training course:

With regard to the preparation of a basic training course of lift truck operators, The HSE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013, advises that the maximum trainee: instructor: truck ratio is:

The regulations regarding information on periodic thorough examinations to be carried out on lift truck lifting mechanisms is to be found in:

The HSC APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE L113 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER) 1998 require that thorough examinations are conducted to lift trucks at a period not exceeding:

RTITB Limited’s publication ‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TRAINING OF LIFT TRUCK OPERATORS AND INSTRUCTORS’, when giving advice on basic training — sequence of instruction, states that:

A course duration of basic training may be reduced:

A written authority to operate a lift truck is issued by:

The PUWER 1998 Regulations requires that user of work equipment are trained in:

The HSE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013 advises that familiarisation training should be carried out:

The HSC APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER-OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013, gives advice to employers when employing lift truck operators who claim to be trained or who have sufficient lift truck operator experience already, but have no evidence available. Employers should:

The regulations regarding restraining systems and the use of seat belts, where fitted to seated ride-on lift trucks, is to be found in: