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Thorough Examination

If you operate a fork lift truck, you have a legal obligation to ensure that it holds a valid Report of Thorough Examination. This applies whether you own, lease or hire the truck.

Failing to comply could be disastrous: prosecution, invalidation of your insurance or, worst of all, a serious accident due to faulty equipment.

IS YOUR FORKLIFT TRUCK UP TO THE MARK?

Although Thorough Examination has been a legal requirement since 1998, not everyone is fully aware of the obligations it places to truck owners and operators.

For example:

  • In long-term hire, it is the operating company (not the company supplying the truck) that is responsible for Thorough Examination.
  • In short-term hire, both the operating company and the hire company have a responsibility for ensuring that the truck has a current Report of Thorough Examination.
  • In second hand purchase, the buyer is responsible for checking that the truck has a current Report of Thorough Examination before using it.

On completion of a CFTS (Consolidated For Truck Services Ltd) accredited Thorough Examination, the examiner will give you the following documents to certify beyond doubt that everything has been carried out in accordance to the strict standards demanded by CFTS (and the law) and to advise you on what future action is necessary.

  • A Report of Thorough Examination in accordance with LOLER 98.
  • A Check List showing what has been checked and any comments made.
  • A Certificate to keep with the truck's documents.
  • A sticker, placed on the truck, showing the month and year that the next Thorough Examination  will be due.

Groundwater Lift Trucks Ltd are an CFTS accredited company. To book a Thorough Examination for your truck call  01569 763247. Visit the Thorough Examination website - www.thoroughexamination.org.uk.

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