productTruly local service from CFTS
From Land’s End to John o’ Groats, the CFTS Thorough Examination scheme spans the entire nation.
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productCheck if trucks need to be inspected
CFTS has advised businesses working with lift trucks to check if they are responsible for booking their equipment in for an inspection.
productIs your site damaging your equipment?
Abrasive materials and certain chemicals will shorten the life of important components.
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productCFTS says no to rulers
There’s a time and a place for rulers and it’s nowhere near a fork lift truck.
articleThe established standard
9 things you need to know about Thorough Examination (but were afraid to ask)…
productEcobat project manager 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 David Callis, Ecobat’s special project manager, to its board.
productWhat’s your Thorough Examination IQ?
CFTS reveals the 9 things you need to know to stay on the right side of the law…
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productThey ‘don’t keep you waiting’
Time is money… and, as any forklift manager knows, downtime can cost you crucial throughput: increasing your overheads and eating into your bottom line.
productCFTS: lift truck safety inspections need same clarity as HGVs
Logistics managers are being urged to seek absolute clarity over forklift Thorough Examinations, after it was revealed lift trucks are involved in 50% more serious accidents than HGVs.
productCFTS tailors inspections to truck type
When it comes to forklift inspections, one size does not fit all. From counterbalance to stacker trucks, telehandlers to demountables, each has its own unique components and inspection requirements.
productCFTS launches electronic documentation scheme
The CFTS is in partnership with Protean in the scheme.
articleHSE clarifies hand pallet truck requirements
Responding to confusion over LOLER requirements in the marketplace, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed the CFTS position that hand pallet trucks with maximum lifting heights below 300 mm are not subject to LOLER.
productHSE clarifies hand pallet truck requirements
Responding to confusion over LOLER requirements in the marketplace, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed the CFTS position that hand pallet trucks with maximum lifting heights below 300 mm are not subject to LOLER.
articleAre you working within the law?
Making poor decisions over your Thorough Examination could see you ending up in cross examination. That’s why it’s essential that those who are responsible for safe and lawful use of industrial equipment understand their obligations, as CFTS Technical Manager Shaun Prendergast explains.
productOne-stop compliance
CFTS Chairman Geoff Martin reflects on the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the LOLER and PUWER regulations.
productReasons to say ‘Yes’ to CFTS
Not just inspectors – experienced engineers.
The law states that thorough examinations of forklift trucks must be carried out by a ‘competent person’. As such, some inspections are carried out by individuals with only basic general knowledge, qualified only to make the bare minimum of checks… if that.
productCFTS strengthens technical support
CFTS, the body behind a national standard for the Thorough Examination of lift trucks, has appointed a new technical manager, Adrian White.
productLift truck inspections need clarity
Logistics managers are being urged to seek absolute clarity over forklift Thorough Examinations, after it was revealed lift trucks are involved in 50% more serious accidents than HGVs.
