Our range of RTITB approved forklift training courses for drivers and instructors to help businesses improve safety, reduce damage and raise productivity. Forklift truck training can be tailored according to your specific needs so approved licenses can be obtained for the equipment you use. 

Barloworld is one of the largest fork lift training providers in the country, providing driver training for some 12,000 delegates annually across all types of equipment. We employ our own fully qualified RTITB / ITSSAR registered instructors and courses can be held on-site or at one of our six purpose built training centres nationwide.

Barloworld is one of the UK's leading forklift training companies:

• Fully qualified RTITB / ITSSAR registered instructors
• Novice, Instructor and Refresher Courses
• Certification for all types of lifting equipment
• Forklifts - electric, LPG and diesel
• Reach Trucks, Order Pickers, VNA and many more
• Manual Handling / kinetics courses
• 6 Forklift training centres nationwide
• Improve fork lift safety and minimise risk

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RTITB Accredited Centres - We provide training courses that meet RTITB guidelines so you can be sure that when a license is issued the driver has met the approved standard of competence. Barloworld has been RTITB registered since the formation of the first RTITB Registration Scheme in 1976. Our training centres are fully accredited and monitored on a regular basis and we are required to adhere to the RTITB and ITSSAR criteria to ensure that their standards are fully met. We have 6 centres nationally

Registered Instructors - All our Instructors are RTITB and ITSSAR qualified and employed full time. We currently have a total of 24 mobile instructors strategically located to cover the whole of the UK. All hold certificates covering all courses and have appropriate experience on the types they train on, in accordance with the HSE Approved Code of Practice. Barloworld's expertise in fork lift truck technology provides an excellent training ground for our instructors, who have the additional benefit of gaining ‘hands on' experience with all types and sizes of lift truck.  

Quality Assurance - Barloworld are committed to maintaining the highest level of quality control and customer service possible. We were the first driver training organization in the UK to hold the coveted BSEN ISO9002 Certificate which guarantees the highest standard of training possible.

Training Aids - A wide variety of training aids are available including: Video's, CD's, Slide packages, flips charts and our very own Lift Truck Operator Safety Code booklet which covers safety rules for industrial trucks.

It's the law - Forklift truck accidents occur frequently and safety is paramount which is why employers are legally obliged to train staff to use machinery safely as part of a company's health and safety policy and risk assessment. Failure to comply, especially when an accident prompts an HSE inspection, can lead to heavy fines and even custodial sentences. Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act provides that it is the duty of employers to provide such information, instructions, training and supervision as is necessary. All forklift truck drivers should have written authorization specifying the type of lift truck they can drive and the duration of that authorization.

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Lift Truck Opeator Safety Guides

Barloworld provides information and advice to keep lift truck operators working safely. Click on the links below to request our guide on safe lift truck operation.

Lift Truck Operator Safety Guide

Gerry Simpson article on Driver Training and forklift safety