There’s a time and a place for rulers… and it’s nowhere near a fork lift truck. That’s the message from CFTS, the body behind the UK fork lift industry’s standard for Thorough Examination.
Formed by industry authorities BITA and FLTA, CFTS qualitycontrolled Thorough Examination procedure for lift trucks has been developed to offer consistently confident compliance with the Law.
Accuracy is paramount to the process, as is replicability. CFTS Chairman Geoff Martin explains: “When you take your car in for its annual MOT, the results generated are replicable. At CFTS, we believe your lift truck’s Thorough Examination results should be, too.
“Nowhere is this more important than when tracking chain wear. Chains perform a significant role in your truck’s lifting mechanism. A failure could be catastrophic, so there’s no room for error.
“That’s why we insist that examiners delivering our qualitycontrolled chain inspection do so using the high-precision FB Chain Gauge.”
Designed to show how much of the chain has been worn, the FB Chain Gauge shows wear in .25% increments.
Managing Director Peter Church of FB Chain explains: “Chain wear requires dealing in tiny measurements. It limits visual errors, as well as errors in calculation that you associate with steel tapes or rules. “Unlike the standard 300 mm ruler Industrial Battery and Charger Services Limited (IBCS), based in Rotherham has appointed Adrian Charlton as Sales Manager for South East England area. Adrian has over 20 years’ experience as a key account and business development manager.
Adrian has a proven track record in building long term relationships with key decision makers and buyers across the distribution chain by providing support and expertise to both new and existing customers. Paul Hewson IBCS sales director commented, ‘We’re delighted to have Adrian working with us, not only to consolidate existing business but support our rapid growth strategy targeting the UK fork lift, traction battery and charger markets’. ‘This will include sales, hire and our innovative, ‘rent to buy’ options’.
IBCS is one of the UK’s largest award winning independent service providers for forklift batteries. It supplies batteries, chargers and service to the entire distribution chain, from original equipment manufacturers through forklift truck dealers to the end users. preferred by some inspection providers, the FB Chain has delivered 100% accurate and replicable results.” In studies, it’s proven its unique ability to deliver replicate results 10 times in a row.
CFTS chairman Geoff Martin concludes: “Seemingly little differences like the choice of a tool can make a big difference. “There is a time and place for rulers, but it’s clearly nowhere near a lift truck’s chains where accuracy is crucial for safety.”
Steps like this ensure CFTS offers the industry’s highest standard of Thorough Examination.
Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) was created by the two leading organisations in the UK fork lift truck industry: the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), in consultation with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Since 2004, CFTS has set a single, national standard for the Thorough Examination of vehicles in the UK fork lift truck industry.
The CFTS banner covers a comprehensive procedure and a strict code of practice, a programme of engineer and management training, plus the mechanism to monitor vehicle inspection standards.
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