BRITTOp – The British Register of Industrial Truck Trainers and Operators

BRITTOp is:

• Accreditation body and registration scheme for operators, instructors and training providers.
• Awarding organisation recognised by the CITB
• Member of the BSC (British Safety Council)
• Member of the OPERC (Off-highway Plant and Equipment Research Centre)
• In Partnership with DIA (Driving Instructors Association)
• Fully compliant with HSE guidance ACOP L117 Approved code of practice for Rider-operated lift trucks

All training provided by BRITTOp awarded training organisations adhere to:

• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
• Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HASAWA)
• Data Protection Act 2018 – (GDPR)

Brittop accreditation body and registration scheme run for the members benefit and for member’s customer’s benefit. For employers

• You can be sure that a training provider accredited by BRITTOp, meets recognised standards and is fully compliant with HSE.
• You can be sure that an individual with BRITTOp certificate and or photo ID card received training to a recognised standard.
• You can check the training record on a secure online database. To do that you will need to go to the Brittop website and click Operator check, then enter either employee’s National Insurance number or operators ID number, which can be found on the certificate or photo ID card and press search.

If you would like to get your employees trained at your site anywhere in the UK or at our premises in Aberdeen, Bradford or Barnsley, please get in touch with us. For operators You can be sure that Brittop accredited instructor will provide you with a training recognised by Brittop standards. BRITTOp certificate or and photo ID card is proof to your employer that you received a training recognised by Brittop standards. If you would like to get training to help you in your career, please get in touch with us. For instructors and training providers

Lower membership fee

Lower database registration fee

Lower photo ID card fee

Simple operators registration software

Fast photo ID card printing and delivery

Secure and GDPR compliant database

Special BRITTOP members deal, access to £25m. professional indemnity and public liability insurance for just £125

How to become Brittop accredited instructor? Existing instructors: Instructors can transfer in from any ABA members for the price of the instructor id card. Re-registration dates honoured, and all categories transferred over. New instructors: You will need to attend Brittop instructor course, for more information do not hesitate to contact us. BRITTOP course list: COUNTERBALANCE FORKLIFTS B1 COUNTERBALANCE – up to 5000kg. lifting capacity B2 COUNTERBALANCE – 5000kg. – 15000kg. lifting capacity B3 COUNTERBALANCE – over 15000kg. lifting capacity B4 STAND ON COUNTERBALANCE SIDE LOADERS C1 – up to 5000kg. lifting capacity C2 – over 15000kg. lifting capacity C3 – over 15000kg. lifting capacity REACH TRUCKS D1 REACH TRUCK – up to 8m. lift height D2 REACH TRUCK – over 8m. lift height D3 or A8 STAND ON REACH TRUCK ORDER PICKER TRUCKS E1 ORDER PICKER – up to 2.5m. lift height E2 ORDER PICKER – over 2.5m. lift height VNA FORKLIFT TRUCKS F1 VNA – operator up F2 VNA – operator down ROUGH TERRAIN AND TELESCOPIC FORKLIFTS J1 ROUGH TERRAIN – masted J2 ROUGH TERRAIN – up to 9m. lift height J3 ROUGH TERRAIN – over 9m. lift height J4 INDUSTRIAL VARIABLE REACH – up to 9m. lift height J5 INDUSTRIAL TELESCOPIC – over 9m. lift height J6 VARIABLE REACH TELESCOPIC 360 SLEW – under 9m. lift height J7 VARIABLE REACH TELESCOPIC 360 SLEW – over 9m. lift height J8 ARTICULATED ROUGH TERRAIN TELESCOPIC MULTI DIRECTIONAL FORKLIFT TRUCKS M1 MULTI DIRECTIONAL C/BALANCED M2 MULTI DIRECTIONAL SIDE LOADER M3 MULTI DIRECTIONAL REACH PIVOT STEER FORKLIFT TRUCKS P1 RIDER PIVOT STEER P2 PEDESTRIAN PIVOT STEER VEHICLE MOUNTED FORKLIFT TRUCKS T1 VEHICLE MOUNTED C/BALANCED T2 VEHICLE MOUNTED REACH T3 VEHICLE MOUNTED MULTI DIRECTIONAL POWERED PALLET TRUCKS A1 PEDESTRIAN LOW LIFT ORDER PICKER A2 RIDER LOW LIFT ORDER PICKER A3 PEDESTRIAN COUNTERBALANCE A4 RIDER PALLET STACKER A5 PEDESTRIAN PALLET STACKER A6 PEDESTRIAN STRADDLE TRUCK A7 PEDESTRIAN REACH TRUCK DUMPERS Articulated dumper up to 9T Articulated dumpers over 10T Rear tipping dumpers Rigid dumper up to 9T Rigid dumpers above 10T Mini dumpers below 1T EXCAVATORS 180 excavator 180 not as an excavator 360 excavator up to 5T 360 excavator up to 15T 360 excavator up to and above 15T 360 materials refuse handler MEWPS 1B MEWP static boom 1A MEWP static vertical 3A MEWP scissor mobile Vertical 3B MEWP mobile boom OTHER COURSES loading shovel skid steer Grader Crawler crane Dozer Crusher Screener Piling Rig – Drill Appointed person Crane lift supervisor Plant machinery marshal Plant mover Paver Trencher Excavation marshal Banks-person Quarry crane Mobile crane Cranes and loading Hoist Traffic Marshal (Banksman – vehicles) Loading and lashing of loads Lorry mounted (Hi-Ab) Mobile cranes Overhead cranes/remote Pendant cranes Slinger/signaller Emergency escape training Harness and fall arrest Working at height