ITSSAR have been established for 11 years and operate from offices based in Wokingham, Berkshire.

It is the only totally independent non-profit making organisation and is not in competition with the instructors on its register. It is concerned with the training of operators, instructors, tutors and examiners on all types of industrial trucks and applies the standards set out in the Health and Safety Commission Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) in all industrial sectors.

ITSSAR publishes Performance Standards and Training & Testing Standards for operators and instructors. It also provides advice on instructional techniques for all types of industrial truck operator training. It monitors training organisations and instructors to those standards.

Applications for accreditation carry the acceptance of an initial and periodic monitoring inspections. ITSSAR Training Standards Advisors carry out these and a copy of their report once signed by the Managing Director of ITSSAR, is returned to the Training Organisation. Every ITSSAR approved instructor, tutor and examiner training course is monitored by an ITSSAR Training Standards Advisor.

ITSSAR Website