Worldwide alignment

Equipment operator law, mapped to one standard — across 199 countries

Forklift and material-handling operator requirements differ in every jurisdiction. GESTA harmonises them into a single, auditable operator-competency standard — so one certificate demonstrates the competency that satisfies the employer's legal duty worldwide.

199countries
46section-verified
60indicative

Harmonised to the world's leading frameworks

ANSI-B56.1AO-LGT-7-15AR-LEY-19587AT-ASCHGAU-WHS-REGBB-SHW-2005BD-LABOUR-2006BE-CODEXBF-CT-028-2008BG-HSWBH-LABOUR-36-2012BI-CTBJ-CT-98-004BN-WSHO-2009BO-DL-16998BS-HSW-2002BT-LEA-2007BW-FACTBZ-FACTCD-CT-2002CG-CT-45-75CH-EKAS-6518CI-CT-2015-532CL-LEY-16744CM-CT-92-007CN-TSG-NCO-DEC-1072-2015CR-LEY-6727CSA-B335CU-LEY-13CV-CLCY-SHWCZ-ZP-2006DGUV-V68DK-AMLDO-DEC-522-06DZ-L88-07EC-DE-2393EE-OHSAEG-LABOUR-12-2003ES-RD-1215-1997ET-LABPROC-2019EU-2009-104EU-MACHREG-2023FI-TTL-2002FJ-HASAWA-1996FR-CACES-R489GA-CTGE-LS-2019GH-FOSA-328GM-LABOUR-2007GN-CT-2014GR-L3850-2010GT-AG-229-2014GY-OSH-1997HK-FIU-LSMHN-RGMSHTHR-ZZR-2014HT-CTHU-OSH-1993ID-PERMENAKER-8-2020ID-UU1-1970IE-GAR-2007IL-WSO-1970IN-BOCW-1996IN-FA-1948IN-MVA-1988IN-OSHCODE-2020IQ-LABOUR-37-2015IR-LABOUR-LAWIS-WEA-46-1980ISO-3691IT-ASR-2012JM-FACT-1961JO-LABOUR-8-1996JP-ISHAKE-OSHA-2007KG-LPKR-CMMAKR-ISHAKW-LABOUR-6-2010KZ-LABCODEL117LB-LABOUR-CODELK-FACT-1942LOLER-1998LR-DWA-2015LS-LABCODE-1992LT-OSHLU-CT-IIILV-LPLLY-LABOUR-12-2010MA-CT-65-99MD-L186-2008ML-CTMN-LSHMR-CT-2004-017MT-OHSA-424MU-OSHA-2005MW-OSHW-1997MX-NOM-006-STPSMZ-LT-23-2007NA-LABOUR-2007NE-CT-2012-45NI-LEY-618NL-ARBONO-FUANP-LABOUR-2017NR-11NZ-ACOP-LIFTOM-LABOUR-35-2003OSHA-1910.178PA-DE-2-2008PE-LEY-29783PG-ISHWPH-RA11058PK-FACT-1934PL-UDT-2000PS-LABOUR-7-2000PT-L102-2009PUWER-1998PY-CT-213QA-LABOUR-14-2004RO-L319-2006RS-OSHRU-TK-212RW-LAW-66-2018SA-OSHSC-OSHSD-LABOUR-1997SE-AFS-2006-5SG-WSH-GPRSG-WSHA-2006SI-ZVZD-1SK-OSH-124-2006SL-FACT-1974SN-CT-97-17SR-VW-1947SV-DEC-254SY-LABOUR-17-2010SZ-OSHA-2001TG-CT-2021TH-OSHA-2011TJ-LABCODETN-CT-OSHTR-MYK-FORKLIFTTR-OSH-6331TT-OSH-2004TW-OSHATZ-OSHA-2003UA-LPLUG-OSHA-2006UY-DEC-406-88UZ-LPVE-LOPCYMATVN-OSH-2015WS-LERA-2013YE-LABOUR-5-1995ZM-FACT-441ZW-FWA-1408

Global alignment map

Select a country to see its governing law, legal model and renewal cycle, and how GESTA certification maps to it.

Verified (section-level)Indicative (statute named)General duty assumed

Map: simple-world-map (Al MacDonald / F. Lekschas), CC BY-SA 3.0. Colours reflect GESTA's classification, not an official legal determination.

Country directory

199 jurisdictions

International (1)

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GESTA competency standards

GESTA-STD-001 · v1.1

Forklift / Powered Industrial Truck Operator Competency

Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklift)

Benchmarked to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178 · ISO 3691 · ANSI B56.1

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