Worldwide compliance

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-B56.1AT-ASCHGAU-WHS-REGBD-LABOUR-2006BE-CODEXBG-HSWBN-WSHO-2009BT-LEA-2007CH-EKAS-6518CN-TSG-NCSA-B335CZ-ZP-2006DGUV-V68DK-AMLEE-OHSAES-RD-1215-1997EU-2009-104EU-MACHREG-2023FI-TTL-2002FJ-HASAWA-1996FR-CACES-R489GE-LS-2019GR-L3850-2010HK-FIU-LSMHR-ZZR-2014HU-OSH-1993ID-PERMENAKER-8-2020ID-UU1-1970IE-GAR-2007IN-BOCW-1996IN-FA-1948IN-MVA-1988IN-OSHCODE-2020IS-WEA-46-1980ISO-3691IT-ASR-2012JP-ISHAKG-LPKR-CMMAKR-ISHAKZ-LABCODEL117LK-FACT-1942LOLER-1998LT-OSHLU-CT-IIILV-LPLMD-L186-2008MN-LSHMT-OHSA-424NL-ARBONO-FUANP-LABOUR-2017NR-11NZ-ACOP-LIFTOSHA-1910.178PG-ISHWPH-RA11058PK-FACT-1934PL-UDT-2000PT-L102-2009PUWER-1998RO-L319-2006RS-OSHRU-TK-212SE-AFS-2006-5SG-WSH-GPRSG-WSHA-2006SI-ZVZD-1SK-OSH-124-2006TH-OSHA-2011TJ-LABCODETW-OSHAUA-LPLUZ-LPVN-OSH-2015WS-LERA-2013

Global compliance 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

Africa (54)

Americas (35)

Asia (30)

Europe (49)

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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