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Is your Fork Lift up to the mark?
What is Thorough Examination? - you could think of it as a fork lift truck's equivalent of a car's MOT test. Just as a car needs to be tested and must hold a current MOT certificate, a fork truck needs to be examined and must hold a current Report of Thorough Examination. But for fork trucks the law is more demanding - examination is required as soon as the truck is a year old and may be needed once, twice or even four times a year, depending on the truck and its use.
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.
