Posted By Paul Elliott I am currently overseeing a small building contract which involves materials being moved by a FLT. The work is on a houising estate. Do FLT's have to have reversing sirens and flashiing beacons fitted in such cases?

Posted By Stuart Nagle Paul. The previous respondent is correct. all FLTs supplied after 5th December 98 had to comply with the requirements. On 5th December this year (2002) the other part of the requirements come into force, by which time ALL FLT's have to comply with the requirements for restraints to be fitted. On the question of of other precautions, i.e reversing bleepers ect, even if the FLT was not required to comply, as was, it is a matter of what is reasonable and practicable given the circumstances. Risk assessment may advise that the 'extras' should be fitted even though there may not have been a legal requirment to do so. The question to ask yourself here would have been what would be considered reasonably practicable had an accident occurred. say whilst reversing (without a bleeper)!! fairly logical stuff I would say really !! Stuart Nagle