Hello David. Please get in touch. I agree with your explanation of the difference between RTITB and ITSSAR
Unfortunately in my humble opinion all Of the Accrediting Bodies have FAILED. Failed to adapt their training methods to suit modern truck Design and the considerable improvements in Warehousing systems and the type of personnel currently being selected for training.
As you know I was very involved in producing the standards for the Selection & Basic Training of Fork Truck Operators published by the RTITB in April 1969, updated August 1971. Standards produced to cater for the type of Counterbalance and Reach Trucks in use at that time and with the very valuable input of the then Her Majesties Inspectorate of Factories who shared with us their reports on serious and fatal accidents involving fork lift trucks over the period 1963 to 1967 to enable us to seek to reduce the terrible toll of accidents over that period.
Whilst the shape of the machines in use today is similar, the machines themselves have improved considerably so much so, that if we were designing the standards today we would have produced a far different syllabus to the one promoted by the current Accreditation bodies, who appear to be stuck in a time warp. Still "Handbrake Snatching" Still ignoring truck Manufacturers handbooks, still not telling their customers that their method of load handling does not conform to the manufacturer's recommendations. If you want more on this issue feel free to contact me