| Document ID (ISN) | 76681 |
| CIS number |
01-876 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Information Sheet MISC 241
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Fitting and use of restraining systems on lift trucks |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Nov. 2000. 3p. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
This information sheet concerns the retrofitting of operator and passenger restraining systems and attachment points to lift trucks. It is aimed at employers of persons using lift trucks at work, as well as at operators and hirers of lift trucks. It summarizes the requirements of the United Kingdom regulations with respect to the need to provide restraining systems. Contents include: legal requirements; situations where restraining systems are required; types of trucks with the highest risk of overturning; preventing overturning accidents; technical requirements for driver restraints; special provisions applicable to hired equipment. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
safety devices; responsibilities of employers; industrial trucks; drivers cabs; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
anchoring devices; overturning; harnesses; safety belts; data sheet; legislation |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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| Browse category(ies) |
Road transportation
Safety devices
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