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A survey among companies owning and operating fork lift trucks has found that most Thorough Examinations do not meet user expectations. Indeed, a clear majority are confused by what exactly is included… and who is responsible for making sure a truck conforms to legal requirements.
Are you the 93%? T
he survey – conducted by Consolidated Fork Truck Services – involved telephone interviews with truck users throughout the UK extending across a broad cross- section of industrial classifications and fleet sizes in order to ensure a representative sample.
On the positive side the research confirmed that a concerted campaign has had a dramatic impact on awareness of Thorough
Examination. When asked, in a previous (2005) survey, whether Thorough Examination was a legal requirement or merely “good practice”, around half (54%) answered correctly. Today, that number has risen to an impressive 76%. Unfortunately, behind that headline figure there remains considerable confusion regarding what is actually included within a Thorough Examination. As a result, many tens of thousands of managers
and directors may be responsible for equipment that simply isn’t being examined as thoroughly as they had anticipated…
Most strikingly, the vast majority of respondents – 93% – incorrectly assumed that any Thorough Examination would automatically include an inspection of their truck’s brakes as a matter of course. According to Simon Emery, Chairman of CFTS, the body which commissioned the research, “The
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