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Thorough Examinations of Fork Lift Trucks; the Forklift Safety “MOT”
Bendigo Mitchell were one of the first companies to be accredited to carry out Thorough Examinations of Fork Lift Trucks, now an annual mandatory requirement under the Health & Safety legislation. Ensure you comply with the law by calling us in to Thoroughly Examine all your trucks and issue you with necessary certificates.
Thorough Examination is a bit like a car's MOT.
Both a Thorough Examination and an MOT are means of certifying that, at the time of testing, all
components which have a bearing on safety have been formally inspected and assessed as being in
a safe condition.
Just as a car's MOT and 10,000 mile service are two different things, so Thorough Examination is
distinctly separate from a truck's regular maintenance programme (even though in both cars and
trucks some of the same items are included in both regimes). It is not part of maintenance - it
is an examination embedded in legislation. As a result, Thorough Examination would not normally be
included in a maintenance agreement, unless specifically requested.
Thorough Examination procedure meets the requirements of both LOLER 98 and PUWER 98 legislation. |
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