General Workplace Transport Health & Safety Links (UK)

• Road Haulage Association
• British Industrial Truck Association
• British Safety Council
• Fork Lift Truck Association
• Freight Transport Association
• Health & Safety Laboratory
• Institute of Logistics and Transport
• BRAKE
• Safety News
• Health and Safety Executive
• Department for Transport
• VOSA
• DVLA
• Highway Code
• Driving Standards Agency

HSE recognised accrediting bodies for Lift Truck Operator Training

• Construction Industry Training Board
• LANTRA National Training Organisation
• The Independent Training Standards Scheme and Register (ITSSAR)
  is the administrative arm of the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers training accreditation scheme.
• National Plant Operators Registration Scheme
• RTITB

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Other Resources

www.Pallet-Track.co.uk

Route planning and costing website in France
www.autoroutes.fr

Department of Transport Safety of Loads on Vehicles Code of Practice The Stationery Office Limited 2002 ISBN 011 552547 5 (free)
http://www.roads.dft.gov.uk/vehicle/standards/loadsonvehicles/

Designing for Deliveries Freight Transport Association 1998 (£80 FTA members, £100 non-members) ISBN 0 9029 9166 3 Available from The FTA, Hermes House, St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9UZ. Tel +44 (0) 1892 526 171.
http://www.fta.org.uk

Driving Goods Vehicles The Driving Standards Agency 2001 ISBN 0 11 552255 7
http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/bookstore.asp?Action=Book&ProductId=0115522557

Driving – the Essential Skills The Driving Standards Agency 2002 ISBN 0 11 552224 7
http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/bookstore.asp?Action=Book&ProductId=0115522247

The Highway Code The Stationery Office Limited 1999 ISBN 0 11 552290 5 (£1.49)
http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/bookstore.asp?Action=Book&ProductId=0115522905

The Official Driving Test The Driving Standards Agency 2001 ISBN 0 11 552520 3 (£6.99)
http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/bookstore.asp?Action=Book&ProductId=0115525203

The Official Tractor & Specialist Vehicles Driving Test The Driving Standards Agency 2001 ISBN 0 11 552313 8 (£9.99)
http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/bookstore.asp?Action=Book&ProductId=0115523138

Prevention of bridge strikes - a good practice guide for transport managers, Freight Transport Association
http://www.fta.org.uk/information/otherissues/bridgestrikes/

Prevention of bridge strikes - a good practice guide for professional drivers, Freight Transport Association
http://www.fta.org.uk/information/otherissues/bridgestrikes/>

Ove Arup & Partners for Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) CDM Regulations - work sector guidance for designers (CIRIA ref. R166) CIRIA 1997 ISBN 0 86017 464 6 Available from CIRIA, 6 Storey’s Gate, London, SW1P 3AU, UK. Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7222 8891. Fax.: +44 (0) 20 7222 1708. Email CIRIA for further information. (£50)
http://www.ciria.org.uk

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