| Any employee or operator using a forktruck hire | | | | company for their forklift should be aware of the |
| company for their forklift should be aware of the | | | | medical standards that are required of them. Many |
| medical standards that are required of them. Many | | | | operations require the use of a fork lift truck in some |
| operations require the use of a fork lift truck in some | | | | cases the whole working progress of specific |
| cases the whole working progress of specific | | | | business relies on the use of a fork lift truck such as |
| business relies on the use of a fork lift truck such as | | | | distribution or in retail for example. Fork trucks are |
| distribution or in retail for example. Fork trucks are | | | | potentially very dangerous pieces of equipment and so |
| potentially very dangerous pieces of equipment and so | | | | the proper training must be given and health safety |
| the proper training must be given and health safety | | | | regulations are to be strictly followed. |
| regulations are to be strictly followed. The HSG6 | | | | The HSG6 booklet states that all employees and |
| booklet states that all employees and operators of a | | | | operators of a fork lift truck must be screened for |
| fork lift truck must be screened for fitness before | | | | fitness before employment and at regular intervals |
| employment and at regular intervals thereafter in | | | | thereafter in middle age to ensure their health remains |
| middle age to ensure their health remains a high | | | | a high standard. An examination should take place at |
| standard. An examination should take place at the age | | | | the age of 40 and thereafter at five-yearly intervals up |
| of 40 and thereafter at five-yearly intervals up to the | | | | to the age of 65 is recommended. When an employee |
| age of 65 is recommended. When an employee | | | | reaches over 65 an examination should be conducted |
| reaches over 65 an examination should be conducted | | | | every year. |
| every year. Fork Lift Trucks and Sickness Not only do | | | | Fork Lift Trucks and Sickness |
| regular scheduled checks need to be carried out but if | | | | Not only do regular scheduled checks need to be |
| an operator or employee becomes sick or an accident | | | | carried out but if an operator or employee becomes |
| occurs which means the employee is absent for more | | | | sick or an accident occurs which means the employee |
| than one month then a further check up is | | | | is absent for more than one month then a further |
| recommended before they start back at work. This is | | | | check up is recommended before they start back at |
| to ensure that the sickness or accident has not | | | | work. This is to ensure that the sickness or accident |
| affected the employee so much so that they can no | | | | has not affected the employee so much so that they |
| longer operate the fork lift truck in the appropriate | | | | can no longer operate the fork lift truck in the |
| manner. A person operating a fork lift truck who is not | | | | appropriate manner. |
| physically fit can cause injury to others around them | | | | A person operating a fork lift truck who is not |
| and to themselves. Any employer who is in doubt of | | | | physically fit can cause injury to others around them |
| an employee’s health standard who is operating a | | | | and to themselves. Any employer who is in doubt of |
| fork lift truck should request for that employee to get | | | | an employee’s health standard who is operating a |
| checked over. | | | | fork lift truck should request for that employee to get |
| Any employee or operator using a forktruck hire | | | | checked over. |