The Fork Lift Truck Association helps companies using fork trucks to protect their workers – and their business. Chief executive Peter Harvey explains…
It’s a tightrope act, being a fork lift truck manager.
At the last count, we found 23 separate pieces of legislation and official best practice guidance you need to be on top of. Over 100 key safety topics.
That’s a big ask – and with UK workers being hospitalised or killed in fork lift truck accidents on a daily basis, the stakes couldn’t be much higher. One oversight, and one of your warehouse workers becomes a statistic. And maybe your job, too.
To take that pressure off, the FLTA created the Safe User Group.
We interpret the various regulations and legal speak. You get clear, practical materials and advice, straight from the UK’s independent authority on fork lift trucks – with a friendly, non-judgemental helpline and exclusive safety resources, accessible 24/7 online.
It’s getting even better, too. Contact us during IMHX for details of exciting new benefits, and three months’ membership, free, when you join for your first year.
Challenge yourself
Here’s a challenge: visit us on IMHX stand 19K126 and test your safety knowledge in our interactive quiz. You’ve nothing to lose, and could win a safety package worth over £400.
More to the point, you might pick up that crucial safety tip that saves a colleague’s life.
But the FLTA isn’t just about safe truck operations.
Through local Members all over the UK, the FLTA gives tens of thousands of companies peace of mind that their fork lift trucks are well-chosen, properly looked after, and supplied with integrity.
If you’re choosing a fork lift truck supplier, look for the FLTA logo. It means a company has signed up to the FLTA Code – the industry’s highest benchmark for quality and service.
Look for the logo
Every FLTA Member is an established business, with a safe site, a healthy turnover, ample insurance and several fully-trained fork lift truck engineers.
Just importantly, they use approved, plain-language contracts, records and documentation, and have the full extent of the FLTA’s world-class technical resources and support at their fingertips – giving you honest, expert advice from a partner with your long-term success at heart.
In the unlikely event of a problem, you even have a route of appeal – to Europe’s biggest trade body of its kind.
If you’re walking the tightrope of fork lift truck management, the FLTA is your safety net. Whether you want to protect yourself, your workers, or your business as a whole, we’re here to help.
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