Posted By Scott Murdoch Can any one please advice where I can find confirmation as to the legal requirements for F.L.T. Eg Daily checks / equipment required at charger area ect ect regards . Scott murdoch

Posted By Chris Pollington Hi Scott, I think Bob is refering to HSG6 that used to be red but has been re-printed since. It is however a good book to use for truck related safety, it also contains a list of other useful publications that are relevent. Chris.

Posted By Geoff Burt Client visited from EHO - advised that FLT operatives must wear seat belts. The site is a fairly level builders yard and potholes are filled as they occur. ACOP mentions seat belts 'where supplied' should be worn. Problem - drivers are in and out of the FLTs like yoyo's. Taxi drivers have an exemption on road as do the police and other emergency services. Is it realistic for FLT drivers in these circumstances to wear belts? Are there any exemptions for them? Following later discussion with the EHO the alternatives were Concreting the entire builders yard (accepted not possible because of size/cost but mainly because of flooding to nearby domestic premises)OR If the drivers didn't wear seatbelts they would have to sign forms indicating they knew the dangers of not wearing them. I'm not at all happy with this last statement - has anybody come across anything similar? Geoff

Posted By John Haywood Try this link http://www.hse.gov.uk/spd/frameset/spdfltt.htm