Do forklift Trucks require fire extinguishers?

I believe it is not a legal requirement, however, a colleague disagrees.

As far as I am aware there is no legal requirement to have a fire extinguisher in a FLT. We have one stored in our 16t FLT but this is just our preference. 

Definatly no law relating to this. However I would expect the premises to have the appropriate extinguishers if they are operating forklifts, and stored in such a place as to be easily reached shoud the forklift catch on fire.

In our instance, we have powder extinguishers placed externally at each end of our building, and another inside the FLT access to the building.

I really hate the wishy washy laws we have in Britain sometimes, our laws are based on doing the minimum and hoping it will be done better, rather than directing that 'you must provide or do something'.  It's a race to the bottom that's been going on since the English civil war. 

Extinguishers on forklift trucks (FLT), whilst the RAMS needs to express the need, the fuel used is really the deciding factor and the conditions that the driver has to work in.  So if you happen to run a petrol or diesel FLT, I would expect to see a powder extingisher on a FLT.  If the FLT is running a propane or hydrogen gas, then no.  If the FLT is battery operated, then yes I'd expect a CO2 extinguisher. 

Plus I would expect to see a bank of extiguishers where the FLT is parked or refuled / recharged.  

The local environment really makes a difference, in an enclosed shed, there are fire extinguishers around as normal, just in case stock catches fire. 

So make the RAMS specific and not generic.