Forklift Training Knowledge Hub

Welcome to the GH Training Knowledge Hub, your trusted source for practical guidance on forklift trucks, Materials Handling Equipment (MHE), workplace transport safety and operator development. Whether you're an employer, warehouse manager, health and safety professional or forklift operator, you'll find expert articles, industry updates and practical advice to help improve workplace safety, compliance and operational efficiency.

Our resources are based on more than 20 years of hands-on forklift operating experience across warehousing, engineering and food production, together with 10 years of experience working throughout the UK as a Slinger Signaller and Crane Supervisor. Every article is written to provide clear, practical information that can be applied in real working environments.

Employer’s Guide to Forklift Safety & Compliance

A practical 92-page guide created for employers, warehouse managers, engineering managers, supervisors and health and safety professionals.

The guide covers:

  • Employer responsibilities

  • Operator competence

  • Daily forklift inspections

  • Stability and load handling

  • Workplace transport

  • Pedestrian safety

  • PUWER and LOLER

  • Practical checklists

📚 GH Training Professional Publications

Free guidance to help employers, supervisors and operators improve workplace safety and legal compliance.

📗 Daily Forklift Inspection Guide: Practical pre-use inspection handbook Coming Soon

 

📕 Forklift Stability Explained: Understanding stability, load centres and capacity. Coming Soon

Latest Safety Articles

📙When Should Operators Receive Refresher Training?

Learn how employers should monitor competence and determine when refresher training is appropriate.

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📙Understanding Your Legal Responsibilities as an Employer

If your business operates forklift trucks, understanding your responsibilities under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) is essential. Employers have a legal duty to ensure that work equipment is suitable, properly maintained and operated only by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training.

This guide explains what PUWER Regulation 9 – Training means in practical terms, why forklift operator competence is a legal requirement

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📙The Forklift Operator's Handbook

Safe Operation • Best Practice • Professional Standards

Developed by GH Training, The Forklift Operator's Handbook is a practical reference guide designed to help forklift operators develop safe working habits, improve workplace awareness and maintain professional operating standards.

Covering every stage of forklift operation, from daily pre-use inspections and vehicle stability to load handling, pedestrian safety and emergency procedures, this handbook supports both newly qualified and experienced operators in applying safe working practices every day.

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