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

Authorisation to operate should only be provided when:

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

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

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 advises that specific job training should be carried out:

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

The HSE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013 advises that a BASIC OPERATING SKILLS TEST should be conducted following:

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

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 annually from age:

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 advises that the training of lift truck operators should include 3 stages. Which stage of training should be conducted first?

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:

A course duration of basic training may be reduced:

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:

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 for port operations they must be:

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:

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 define a risk as:

The basic training of lift truck operators should be conducted:

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:

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:

Information regarding the employment of people with disabilities as lift truck operators can be found in:

The HSE APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE L117 (RIDER OPERATED LIFT TRUCKS: OPERATOR TRAINING AND SAFE USE) 2013 advises employers to maintain a record for each employee who has satisfactorily completed basic training and testing. The record is to:

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: