productPoor lift truck inspections pose risk to life
Thorough Examinations must be completed by qualified engineers, says CFTS.
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product‘Practical 3-Point Plan’ for forklift users coming out of lockdown
The national body for Thorough Examinations has given stay alert guidance.
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productThorough Examinations remain legal requirement amid COVID-19
Materials handling equipment must receive essential inspections in line with maintenance schedules.
productThorough Examination: Whose responsibility is it?
CFTS clarifies the duties of forklift owners and operators to check equipment.
productHow long does your Thorough Examination take?
‘Quickie’ inspections risk non-compliance with legislation, warns CFTS.
productCFTS clears up hire confusion
Uncertainty over responsibility for the Thorough Examination of fork lift trucks could be placing thousands of businesses renting fork lift trucks at risk of prosecution, according to inspection experts CFTS.
newsCrown MD joins CFTS Board
Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) – the body responsible for developing and administering the materials handling industry’s national accreditation scheme for Thorough Examination – has appointed Steve Stewart, Crown Lift Trucks’ MD of UK Operations, to its board.
newsCFTS seeks Technical Manager
Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) is now advertising for a new Technical Manager to head up its South of England operations.
newsCFTS promotion reflects growing demand
The body behind the fork lift truck industry’s own national Thorough Examination programme has responded to growing demand by promoting Shaun Prendergast to the role of Technical Manager (North).
newsPopular forklift maintenance leaflet re-printed
A simple laminated leaflet, created to help fork lift engineers and competent persons explain the importance of a truly Thorough Examination has been reprinted due to popular demand.
articleCFTS: Sitting your examinations
Unlike an MOT, a Thorough Examination is open to some interpretation – which could cause major problems for employers. As the manager or director of a company that uses fork lift trucks you are probably aware of the need for Thorough Examination – brought into even sharper focus in recent times by the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007.
productCFTS Thorough Examinations: the quality controlled process
Even Thorough Examinations need through examinations…
articleFork lift trucks: your rental responsibilities
Cut through the confusion about your legal liabilities when you hire a fork lift truck with this handy guide to Thorough Examinations.
product9 things you need to know about Thorough Examination (but were afraid to ask)
If you oversee fork lift truck operations, you’ll be familiar with the term ‘Thorough Examination’, but what does it actually mean? With recent changes in legislation, it’s important to understand why it’s required and, more importantly, what it means in practice. We put the questions to Shaun Prendergast, Technical Manager North for CFTS, the body that established the UK standard for the Thorough Examination of fork lift trucks.
productShort term hire… short term risk?
Why you should always demand a copy of a Report of Thorough Examination.
productCFTS Thorough Examination criteria attracts European attention
Quality-controlled process appeals to companies from the UK and beyond.
productCFTS Thorough Examinations: the quality controlled process
When it comes to ensuring fork lift trucks comply with LOLER and PUWER, more and more companies are adopting CFTS Thorough Examinations as their standard of choice… But, according to CFTS, even Thorough Examinations need thorough examinations to guarantee confident compliance for truck users.
productCFTS focus on agriculture and construction
New laminated leaflets from Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) explain why – particularly in agriculture and construction – where accident rates continue to be high – Through Examination is as essential for rough terrain trucks and telehandlers as it is for fork lift trucks.
productFull Thorough Examination essential
New laminated leaflets from Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) explain why – particularly in agriculture and construction – where accident rates continue to be high – Thorough Examination is as essential for rough terrain trucks and telehandlers as it is for fork lift trucks.
