More training for safer driving
January 1st 2008 Workplace transport remains the
second biggest cause of fatal injury
in the workplace, claiming nearly
70 lives each year with, on
average, over 6000 people
suffering injury – 200 of which are
classified as serious. Forklift trucks
are implicated in around onequarter
of these injuries to
employees and typically cause
around ten fatalities annually, says
Jungheinrich. An important part of
Jungheinrich's global materials
handling consultancy includes UK
driver training.
"There are so many benefits to
employing forklift truck drivers who
are professionally trained," says
Chris Hawkins, Jungheinrich's
driver training manager. "For
example, turnaround is quicker and
smoother, and accidental damage
– to both the truck and the product
being stored – is reduced. A
sympathetically driven machine
also enhances truck reliability and,
needless to say, improves general
safety throughout the facility where
the truck is operational."
Jungheinrich's fork truck driver
training centre in Birmingham
offers a range of tuition packages
tailored for all kinds of trucks and
every level of operator – from
novice courses to refresher
training. Experienced operators
can even be coached up to trainer
level. All of the Jungheinrich
instructor team work under the
direction of a full time Chartered
Health & Safety Professional of
twenty years experience, certified
by the Institute of Occupational
Safety & Health (IOSH).
Taking between one and five
days – depending on the nature of
the course, the training combines a
mixture of classroom work, practical
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