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Posted By kelvin
Hello All,
My understanding is that seat belts are required to be fitted to forklift trucks. Could someone direct me to relevant legislative or regulatory documentation that can support or object to this belief. My experience of Statutory Examinations on forklifts have not include this in the checklist. Simple hurdle i have come to but i am struggling finding the true requirements.
Thanks
Kelvin
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Posted By Ken Taylor
See the Approved Code of Practice and Guidance to Regulation 27 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. Basically it depends upon whether there is a risk of a riding operator falling off and being injured. Of course, if it happens the HSE will say that you should have had a seat-belt or other effective restraint so if there is any possibility of this being a risk (eg from the nature of the terrain) a seat-belt or restraint should be used and so would need to be available at the time. As to what actually happens on site, that can often be rather different!
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Posted By Bill Shanks
See also HSE information sheets Misc241 Fitting and use of restraining systems on lift trucks and Misc175 retrofitting of rops, restraining systems,etc.
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Posted By Alex Ashcroft
Hi
I had a problem on a site where the safety manager has insisted that the Hired FLT's Reach and Counter Balance trucks be fitted with Belts.
I Called in the hire company that state a Counter Balance Was fitted with belts, but Reach Trucks due to the nature of the load to direction of travel should the truck tilt the driver is retained within the cage and can not be thrown out so seat belts are not fitted.
Hope this helps.
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Posted By Kenny McGillivray
Kelvin
Your risk assessment will undoubtedly identify the fact that the operator can in certain circumstances fall out of the truck when it is in operation and or moving. To this end you will identify control measures to stop him falling out. Some form of restraint would be one of the controls and would certainly be high on the list.
I don't agree with the Alex's hire company regarding the cage. The operator can still be seriously injured should the reach truch overturn if he or she is not wearing a lap belt or restraint. The cage will give added protection especially from falling objects.
regards
kenny
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