www.fork-truck.org.uk WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS NEWS - FLTA FORK TRUCK SAFETY FEATURE 13
WORKING
TOWARDS AA
KEEP IIT SSAFE AAND SSIMPLE
For anyone owning or operating a form that’s relevant, concise and easy to
fork lift truck today, the burden of use. Drawing on the FLTA’s unrivalled
SAFE
responsibility for safety can be over- practical expertise in all areas of fork lift
Safe User Group membership privileges include:
whelming. With so many issues to safety, the Safe User Group delivers the
consider, legal obligation to meet and essential facts on each issue, interprets
• Quarterly newsletters - keeping members abreast of topical issues and opportunities
documents to digest, it’s not surprising them and presents clear guidance.
• Technical Bulletins - making plain sense of complex subjects that managers need to
that managers need support and advice. Regular mailings ensure that members are
understand, and keeping them up to date as laws or official guidance change
The FLTA understands how this can always kept up to date. This saves them
• Health and Safety updates - containing vital information relating to fork trucks and the
SEPTEMBER
leave fork lift owners and operators and their companies time and money,
feeling overburdened. To help them cope while making their workplace a safer
workplace
with ever-changing legislation, understand environment for everyone.
• Guidance on legislation - including bulletins on new laws and regulations
the issues and navigate through complex During September, the FLTA is pleased • An annual Safety Conference - offering practical guidance on topics raised by Safe
This month, fork lift trucks will claim paperwork, the Association runs a Safe to offer a 10% discount on the joining and
User Group members
the lives of two British workers. Up to User Group. membership fees for the Safe User Group.
• An independent helpline - giving authoritative, unbiased advice
sixty more will be left seriously injured Members of the FLTA Safe User Group To find out more, visit the FLTA website -
• Access to specialist publications - covering every aspect of fork lift use
as a result of accidents. That’s unless a receive the information they need in a www.fork-truck.org.uk.
new safety campaign, launched this year
by the Fork Lift Truck Association, can
reduce accident rates in “the deadliest
month of the year”.
The UK’s 350,000 fork lift trucks do an
unparalleled amount of good work, but they
do account for more serious accidents at
work than cars and HGVs combined. Over
400 employees are hospitalised annually as
a result. One person is killed, on average,
every six weeks - increasing to fortnightly
in September.
FLTA Chief Executive David Ellison
says: “Every day in Britain, someone is
hospitalised in a fork lift truck accident that
could have easily been avoided. Sadly,
some are killed - and most of these people
were not operating the truck at the time.
“Whether it’s at work or in their local
DIY store or garden centre, we want people
to be aware that whenever they see a fork
lift truck they should be on their guard.
They need to be careful, keep clear, and
certainly never assume the operator has
seen them.
National Fork Lift Safety Week (22nd -
28th September 2008) marks the culmina-
tion of a month-long campaign to reduce
the number of accidents. Its message
extends beyond truck operators, to those
working alongside fork lifts and members
of the public.
Statistics suggest that possibly two
thirds of fork lift truck accidents kill or
injure someone other than the driver. So,
anybody visiting or working at any one of
the UK’s 100,000 estimated businesses
using a fork lift truck is at risk.
“Our aim for National Fork Lift Safety
Week is that nobody will be injured or
killed,” says David Ellison. “To meet this
target, we need the public to be alert, so we
are asking everyone to pass the message on
to their colleagues and friends. Vigilant
managers, operators and other employees
can make this happen!”
Businesses representing every industry
will be encouraged to take up a range of
free safety resources available throughout
September on the FLTA’s website
www.fork-truck.org.uk. Those who are
serious about improving their site’s safety
are urged to attend Safe Operations - the
National Fork Lift Truck
Safety Conference - held
on Thursday 25th
September at Warwick
University.
A web campaign and
activity in the trade and
national media will sup-
Mobile phones can
port the week and be a dangerous
increase awareness of
distraction in the
this vital issue.
warehouse.
CUT YYOUR
ACCIDENT TTOLL
The Fork Lift Truck Association
needs your help to reduce the number
of fork lift accidents leading to hospi-
talisation - and even death.
To play your part, simply cut out the
free poster on the right and pin it up in a
prominent location on your site.
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