Posted By Descarte
They arecovered under LOLER regs as they are lifting equipment

Posted By Alexander Falconer
Reading Descartes comments re FLT being more riskier than pedestrian trucks - I think the opposite, especially from the operators point. There is more risk if you are handling and leading a pedestrian pallet truck incorrectly. A simple mistake or incorrect operation of "throttle" can lead to serous injury especially if you are in line with the truck itself.

Posted By Jerry Lucey
Electric pallet truck should certainly be classed as forklift trucks if they are fitted with a foot plate for an operator to stand on. These are included under the definition of lift truck under UK legislation.

One of the earlier posts puts forward the arguement that this type of equipment is more dangerous than conventional lift trucks, and I agree that they are risky and I have seen some very poor practices leading to serious injuries on electric pallet trucks. These generally result from lack of training, awareness, and control of these trucks. I would strongly recommend that personnel are trained on these machines by a trained/ Registered Instructor in the same way as with lift trucks and that their use is restricted to those who have been trained and are authorised in their use.