Health & Safety Awareness for Rider Operated Lift

Trucks

Forklifts are very useful for moving raw materials,

Tools and equipment in many industries including

construction & warehousing. Unfortunately, they also

feature prominently in work place accidents, about 1/3

of all transport related accidents involve lift trucks.

These accidents result from a lack of operator

training, poor maintenance and no safe systems of

work regarding lift truck operations.

Introduction

The main risks associated with FLTs are:

1. Being struck by an FLT2. The FLT rolling over3. Driver being struck by falling items4. Passengers falling out 5. Unauthorised start up6. Inadequate braking7. Restricted driver visibility

Main risks

Competent lift truck operators must know:

1. How to operate the particular class of truck to which they have been assigned

2. Be aware of hazards associated with the work they have been asked to do

3. Be able to operate the truck in a manner that protects both their own safety and the safety of others.

4. It is the responsibility of the employer to establish a worker's competence to operate a powered lift truck.

Competence of operators

Be aware of the risks and dangersWorking at height

1. Moral: Duty of Care Physical and Emotional pain and ill health Staff Morale

2. Legal: Enforcement and Prosecution Civil Law

3. Financial: Costs of accidents Loss of trade

Accident preventionYour responsibilities

A number of different laws apply to working with FLTs – the main ones

are:

1. Health & Safety at Work Act2. Management of H&S at Work

Regulations3. Provision & Use of Work Equipment4. Lifting Operations and Lifting

Equipment 5. Workplace Health Safety & Welfare6. Personal Protective Equipment

The Law – Lifting operations

HSE may prosecute either or both the Employerand Employee for any contravention of their

Duties

Should the Health & Safety Executive prosecute forcontravention of the regulations you can expect a fineof up to £20,000 or a jail sentence of up to 1 year in a

magistrates court, or both. Crown court fine Unlimited, Jail up to 2 years

Management of regulations

Reasonably practicable?

Is it reasonably practicable to do this job in this manner? Is it also reasonably practicable to assume that these machines are within their

capacity and therefore safe to use for this job?

Load weight ? Security of the load?

Lifting Capacity of the truck?

Who are the sillypeople here? Theforeman for allowing this,or the workers for doing it?

The law is the law, is the law! Be sensible and keep within it

There are many different types of lift truck and even more types of attachments. Get to know the one that you are using

These Guidelines have provided you with some reasoning for having a lift truck safety programme

We all have a duty to keep our selves and fellow workers safe while on-the-job !

To recap our discussion …

Remember that:

Now, the film!