I f
you own or operate a fork lift truck, you have a legal obligation
to ensure that it holds a valid Report of Thorough Examination
. This applies whether you own, lease or hire the truck. Failing
to comply could be disastrous: prosecution, invalidation of
your insurance or, worst of all, a serious accident due to
faulty equipment. Now the materials handling industry has
an accredited national scheme that offers total peace of mind.
Why use the fork lift truck industry
accredited scheme?
To understand the significance of a scheme
that's truly nationwide, it's worth comparing the testing
of fork lift trucks with the MOT for cars.
Imagine what it would be like if there were
no cohesive national system for assessing the safe condition
of cars. Imagine if garages were allowed to decide for themselves
how to carry out MOT tests. Imagine if an MOT certificate
issued by one garage was based on criteria and practices which
differed widely from those used by another. Imagine if there
was no one to oversee the
process nationally and ensure consistent high standards.
This is very much like the situation which
has applied to Thorough Examination - iin many ways the fork
lift truck's equivalent to an MOT - until now.
The new scheme - described as the biggest
safety advance in many years - has been developed co-operatively
by the two leading bodies in the fork lift truck industry:
British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and the Fork Lift
Truck Association (FLTA) under the banner of Consolidated
Fork Truck Services (CFTS).
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