LGV/PSV/Licensing/Fork-lift Truck Driver Medicals


Workplace Risk Assessments

DVLA regulations state that group two and three licence holders need to undergo a fitness check due to the potentially more serious consequences of an accident. DVLA guidelines on frequency of assessment are as follows:

  • On application for the licence
  • Pre-employment
  • On renewal of the licence
  • At the age of 45, and every five years thereafter

Fork-lift truck drivers’ fitness requirements include good eyesight, adequate hearing and reasonable head and neck mobility.

Category two and three medicals screen for the following conditions:

  • Epilepsy and other neurological conditions
  • Diabetes
  • Psychiatric illness
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Blood pressure
  • Musculoskeletal disease which may interfere with vehicle control

For further useful information on LGV/PSV/Licensing/Fork-lift Truck Driver Medicals please contact us at enquiries@occupationalmedicals.co.uk or telephone 0118 402 8900.

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