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Posted By PL
I have today been asked to approve a risk assessment for FLTs where the FLT can go up and down an aisle carrying 2 pallets which obscure forward vision.
I have declined to authorise this as the drivers forward vision is totally obscured. It's my viewpoint that the driver should drive in reverse in this situation as this way he can see where he is going.
The drivers argument is that from an ergonomic viewpoint, he doesn't want to spend all day twisting as this may lead to MSD issues in the future.
Obviously the risk of him hitting someone is likely to lead to far greater injury.
What do you guys think?
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Posted By Ian D Jones
During the individuals FLT training he will have been informed that under no circumstances should he travel in any direction where vision is obscured. It is industry standard that if your vision is obscured you travel in reverse, If the operator feels that there is a risk of injury because he is using his vehicle in the way in which he was trained then maybe the task should be divided between multiple drivers if this option is available. Would removing one of the pallets reduce the problem if so again this may be an avenue for you to explore. The key thing here is if you put your signature on the assessment and an accident did occur you may well find yourself explaining to a judge, or at worse a coroner.
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Posted By Chris Costall
Hello PL,
I agree with Andy’s statement.
I am assuming that you are using a counter balance FLT, If this is going to be an ongoing issue/ task I would suggest that you look at other types of FLT (i.e Side loader) this would solve the vision issue.
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Posted By PL
Thanks Guys,
I know the rules and agree with the responses.
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