Missed forklift training and assessments are ‘safety time bomb’

Lift truck training and assessment statistics for 2020 reveal thousands of candidates are operating without up-to-date training, indicating an upcoming safety time bomb according to industry standards body RTITB.

Statistics from the UK and Ireland’s leading workplace transport training accrediting body show that counterbalance lift truck operator tests declined by almost 25% from 2019 to 2020, accounting for around 10,000 operators across all candidate types.

Laura Nelson, managing director for RTITB, said: “Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of operator tests taking place each year was fairly steady, but we saw declines in all areas in 2020.