New testing standards for counterbalance and reach truck training
The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) has highlighted important new testing standards for counterbalance and reach truck operator courses following updates made by the Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA). New testing standards for counterbalance & reach truck training The new standards will now include stand-on reach trucks (D3) and stand-on counterbalance trucks (B4). Some changes have been made to increase safety, for example audible warnings (horns) are now required as a mandatory item within pre-use checks. Other amends have been made to improve clarity: the reference “eye level” has been replaced by “medium level”. Operators are also being given the opportunity to correct manoeuvres to encourage better recognition of mistak...
