Working Platforms on Fork Lift Trucks

The Health and Safety Executive have produced a guidance note on the above subject.

The original guidance was produced in 1981 and consisted of just two pages. The latest version has been extended to a seven page booklet and is priced at £6.00 available from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2WA Telephone 01787 881165


There is too much information in the new guidance to be published here but we recommend that anyone who uses a safety cage on a fork lift obtains a copy of this document as it contains a large amount of information which is invaluable reading for companies who use such devices.

You should bear in mind that a guidance note is not in itself law but anyone who follows the information contained therein would normally be doing enough to comply with legislation. If you choose not to, then you must be able to prove that the system of work employed resulted in practices that were as safe as if you had been following the guidance note.