Rules for use of forkifts

[Mark Bolam]

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[Woodworks]

Iirc you need a loler

 

Iirc?

 

Edit. Found it

 

Urban Dictionary: iirc

Edited May 16, 2017 by Woodworks

[rich crowther]

My manitou' brakes are about bolloxed, any advice on wether thr a fix it yourself job on a 1970's model or get the fitters in?

 

 

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[Woodworks]

Reading this I cant work out if the rules apply to one man bands

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/loler.htm

[RobRainford]

Reading this I cant work out if the rules apply to one man bands

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/loler.htm

 

 

 

Yes. It's owned by you

[richy_B]

You should be able to have a Loler cert done for £150 odd.

[Woodworks]

Yes. It's owned by you

 

So they weren't talking tosh. Sort of pleased about that as like the machine they were selling but don't wish to buy from shysters.

[Woodworks]

You should be able to have a Loler cert done for £150 odd.

 

It would come all done just wanting to understand what costs I am obliged to incur down the line. Presuming it's a once a year thing?

[Woodworks]

Now found this

 

"If you are self-employed and your work poses no risk to the health and safety of others, then health and safety law may not apply to you. HSE has guidance to help you understand if the law applies."

 

From this http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/faq-lifting.htm

Edited May 16, 2017 by Woodworks

[Johny Walker]

Must be a wind up. There are no rules on owning a forklift. No V5, no tax, no MOT. It's a plant machine like any other.

 

If you have employees using it or are perhaps using it in the public sphere then an annual Loler test to demonstrate it is safe would be a good idea. You could do the relevant course to show you can use it safely but again - an idea not a requirement.

 

 

they need a v5 if used on public high way ,even if its short runs ,