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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.
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Posted By Freddie Johnston
Hi There
I have enquired about this in the past...as far as i am led to beleive there is no guidance on these extentions and they should only be used for very light work..unfortunatly no one who produces them will give you a lifting cert for them with a SWL as they completly alter the predetermined lifting capacities of the machine to which they are fitted... so in laymans terms technically they should not be used...at all...
Hope this helps
Fred
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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
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Posted By Freddie Johnston
I would like to thank Alistair for his info which I will keep handy for future
Fred
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Posted By TBC
Nice one Alistair!
Regards
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Posted By oneill
thanks for all your responses, great help and much appreciated.
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Posted By oneill
and just to point out that 40% of 1255 is 1757 and not 2134, probably just a typo.
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