Raising awareness of the risks associated with fork lift operation and improving safety is the Fork Lift Truck Association's key objective. As such, we would welcome any co-ordination with our colleagues across the globe.

Our next safety awareness month (Safetember) will be our 10th. Through this, as well as our collaboration with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Great Britain's workplace regulator for work-related health and safety, we have developed what is possibly the largest collection of dedicated fork lift safety resources: from simple fact-sheets to in-depth programmes for those overseeing safety.

We welcome any opportunity to discuss a global initiative further with our colleagues in Australia, the US and elsewhere. And perhaps we might be able to tempt them along to our National Fork Truck Safety Conference on Wednesday 20th September 2017. I'm sure the Association, and our delegates from across Europe, would benefit from hearing their experiences and best practices.