Polish safety guides for forklift drivers.In response to the growing number of UK companies employing Eastern European workers to operate lift trucks, one of the largest driver training providers in Britain, Barloworld Handling, has made its Lift Truck Safety Guide available in the Polish language Polish language, member of the West Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Slavic languages). Polish is spoken as a first language by about 38 million people in Poland, where it is the official language; by more than 1 . The guide covers the fundamental risks and best practice associated with safe lift truck operation. Barloworld is one of the UK's leading suppliers of lift truck operator training and provides RTITB RTITB Road Transport Industry Training Board and ITSSAR accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. training to some 6,000 people annually. The company provides a range of courses to meet the needs of different levels of operator experience and covers most types of materials handling equipment Mechanical devices for handling of supplies with greater ease and economy. See also materials handling. . Courses are held onsite or at one of six training facilities nationally. Employers are often under pressure to fill vacancies in warehouse and logistics operations and are increasingly looking to employ foreign workers foreign workers Those who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a . However, before allowing anyone to operate a forklift truck, a company must first check that a driver has a valid certificate of competency for the specific equipment they are being employed to drive. If a foreign worker presents a valid certificate from another country, it may be possible to employ them but by law, employers have a duty to provide safety information specific to the equipment that can be easily understood. PUWER PUWER Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (UK) * legislation states that equipment can only be used by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training. Richard McKenzie of Barloworld Handling explains "We have seen an increase in the number of trained forklift truck driven from Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. and have made our Safety Guide available in Polish to help employers maintain a safe operation where language may constitute a barrier." Company executives that do not ensure their staff are adequately trained may be found negligent and can face heavy fines and legal fees in the event of an accident, so companies should check documents thoroughly and ensure that extra training is provided where required. * PUWER--Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Contact Barloworld on tel 0800 137449 or visit www.barloworld-handling.co.uk |
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