articleRTITB HAS released updated training materials to help improve rider-operated Pivot Steer truck safety through high quality training. It also prepares candidates for the RTITB Basic Operating Skills Test.
articleThe rate of musculoskeletal disorders in the logistics industry is 50% higher than the national average, while manual handling injuries cost businesses in the sector lost working days each year, but a balanced training approach could help, says Alex Samson
newsMANUAL HANDLING in Transport, Warehousing & Logistics is the latest eLearning course from RTITB.
productRTITB HAS launched a new eLearning course for those ‘Managing and Supervising’ Material Handling Equipment Operations’, highlighting that it’s not only lift truck operators at fault when an incident occurs and that many who are currently managing, or supervising lift truck operations are unaware of what their role entails, and that legislation requires them to be trained to supervise these operations.
newsRTITB’s recognition as an accrediting body in Ireland is derived from the HSA (Health and Safety Authority) Code of Practice Rider-operated lift trucks: operator training and Supplementary Guidance*.
productEMBRACING THE value of solar technology, UK wire products manufacturer William Hughes is forecast to save approximately £35,000 in energy costs and reduce carbon emissions by 100 tonnes per year following the installation of a optimised SolarEdge PV system at its headquarters in Stalbridge, Dorset.
productRTITB HAS revealed lift truck training and assessment statistics for 2020 which could indicate an upcoming ‘safety time bomb’, where thousands of candidates are operating without up-to-date training.
newsJUNGHEINRICH LIFT Truck Limited, based in Cork and Maynooth, Ireland, has saved time and met customer needs by implementing RTITB’s eTruck UK forklift operator eLearning solution.
articleMany businesses question whether to outsource the training of LGV drivers and material handling equipment (MHE) operators, or have instructors in-house. Laura Nelson of RTITB explains some of the benefits of in-house instructors
productWorkplace accidents, injuries and fatalities are frequently occurring as employers fail to check the qualifications and training credentials of agency staff working in lift truck operations, warns RTITB.
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