productIn response to greater responsibilities for managers and supervisors overseeing fork lift truck operations, CFTS (Consolidated Fork Truck Services) is urging managers and supervisors to be vigilant when it comes to Thorough Examination.
productConsolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) has appointed Mike Mathias of Toyota Material Handling UK as its new chairman. He takes over from Richard Hayes of Brindley Lift Trucks, whose two-year term of office has seen continued growth and success.
productThe body behind the fork lift truck industry’s own national Thorough Examination programme has promoted Shaun Prendergast to the role of technical manager (North).
productA simple laminated leaflet, created to help fork lift engineers and competent persons explain the importance of a Thorough Examination has needed to be reprinted because so many operators, owners and users of fork lift trucks asked to keep it.
productYou wouldn’t wear half a suit… but every year thousands of companies get stitched up anyway by accepting half a Thorough Examination of their fork lift trucks, according to research from Consolidated Fork Truck Services – the body behind the industry’s Thorough Examination standard.
productWith a continuing rise in
the number of companies
renting fork lift trucks,
experts have raised concerns that
uncertainty over who is responsible
for Thorough Examinations could be
placing managers and directors at
the
productA survey by Consolidated Fork Truck
Services among companies owning
and operating fork lift trucks has
found that most Thorough
Examinations do not meet user
expectations.Many are confused by
what exactly is included an
productCFTS is warning companies hiring trucks on a short-term basis that they should always insist that their fork lift documentation includes a Report of Thorough Examination which helps gauge the health of the truck, as well as its compliance with legislation
articleDecember 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of LOLER and PUWER. Here, CFTS chairman Geoff Martin reflects on their introduction and considers what each entails and what is their ongoing impact on fork lift truck employers.
productResponding to market confusion over LOLER requirements, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed the CFTS position that hand pallet trucks with maximum lifting heights below 300mm are not subject to LOLER.
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