Posted By oneill Hi All, Happy New Year! Just wondering if there any regulations on the use of Fork extensions on forklifts? or guidance code of practice etc? All help appreciated.

Posted By Alistair Reid The Regulations regarding selection and fitting of fork extensions have been clarified and changed following the publication of:- BS IS013284:2003 Fork Lift Trucks - "Fork Arm Extensions and Telescopic Fork Arms - Technical Characteristics and Strength Requirements. Key Changes are:- * Minimum blade length for any fork arm to which an extension may be fitted is 750mm * Maximum allowable extension length is 40% of the parent fork arm blade Examples: Maximum fork arm extension length on a fork arm with 1000mm blade is 1400mm Maximum fork arm extension length on a fork arm with 1255mm blade is 2134mm Maximum fork arm extension length on a fork arm with 1800mm blade is 2520mm The following information must be supplied with each set of new fork arms: * Mounting instructions * Capacity rating and limitations of use * Periodic examination for wear or damage The following information is to be marked in a durable and legible manner on each set of fork arm extensions: * Manufacturers name * Serial number and year of manufacture * The rated capacity and load centre distance for the fork arm extension * The required blade cross section and minimum blade length for the parent are

Posted By TBC Nice one Alistair! Regards

Posted By oneill and just to point out that 40% of 1255 is 1757 and not 2134, probably just a typo.