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In the last blog we talked about the Thorough Examination (TE) of the forklift trucks at your site by a Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) accredited engineer. In this blog we talk about your legal duty of care to the visiting engineer. The site has the legal duty of care to all employees and visitors.
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A Thorough Examination (TE) is a mandatory inspection required by law to ensure that the mechanical parts of a forklift truck are in safe working order and is roughly equivalent to the MOT for cars. Work equipment must be examined at least once a year. TE must cover both, the lifting mechanism under LOLER 98 and the
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The UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) is currently running a Safety Drive 2021 campaign and is committed to sharing the latest innovations and good practice in the industry. This week’s focus is on TRAINING. UKMHA was formed recently with the merger between British Industrial Trucks Association (BITA) and the Forklift Truck Association (FLTA).
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In a recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation, a company in Nottingham who pleaded guilty were fined £80,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6478 following an incident involving a side loader forklift truck. It was found that the company did not maintain the side loader forklift as per the manufacturer’s specifications. This leads
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It is vitally important for those looking for forklift training to choose the right organisation, as it could impact their job prospects. The forklift training organisation, and not just the person providing training, must be RTITB accredited. If you are not sure an organisation is RTITB accredited, ask them to show you a copy of
March 2018 -What to Look for when Choosing a Forklift Training Organisation? Read More »
Following the theme from our March Blog, RTITB warns about the risks of using unaccredited forklift training companies. Laura Nelson, RTITB Managing Director says that the failings of in-house training only become apparent when there is an incident. Accredited training is externally verified and confirmed as meeting the requirements of Provision and Use of Work
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An RTITB approved course will give you all the skills you need to operate a Counterbalance Forklift Truck safely and efficiently. Counterbalance Forklift Trucks are the most common trucks used in indoor warehouses and stores. They can also be used outdoors on stable and even surfaces and have dual forks at the front of the
July 2018 – What to Expect on a Counterbalance Forklift Truck Operator Course? Read More »
Forklifts are found in most warehouses and factories and are generally safe to use. However, when used inappropriately or by an untrained driver, forklifts can be dangerous and even fatal as shown by statistics from Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It reveals about 5427 workplace transport injuries and about 68 fatalities in year 2004/5, 24% of which
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A driver travelling along an aisle at a distribution warehouse nudged the pallet rack as he tried to avoid some boxes. This caused the pallet rack to collapse, triggering a chain reaction resulting in entire shelving in the warehouse to come down like dominoes. The video of the incident was uploaded on Facebook recently and
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The Forklift Truck Association (FLTA) recently highlighted six tried and tested ways to transform your site’s safety. Here is a brief summary: How-to Videos – To keep fresh the fine details of what the forklift drivers had learned in their training, the Heineken’s Hereford Cider Mills created more than 40 videos on how every forklift task
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