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Service & Repairs

06-06-2017
Service & Repairs
ON SITE AND WORKSHOP SERVICING & REPAIRS On site service and maintenance by friendly helpful qualified engineers with over 50 years experience between them. Our rates are the most competitive in the area and our service is second to none. With a fast breakdown response time and a high first time fix rate to all makes and models including Yale- Linde -Toyota -Nissan -Kalmar- Nexen -Hyster- Lancer Boss- Lansing- Climax- Caterpillar -Jungheinrich- Mitsubishi -Trans lift Narrow Aisle and all other brands. Major repairs or overhauls can be carried out in our fully equipped workshops in Kingstown Industrial Estate Carlisle including full re-sprays, engine re-builds and transmission overhauls. Call us now on 01576 203180 for your quotation or e mail us at Email: theforkliftguy@hotmail.co.uk THE REGULATIONS Is your forklift truck up to the mark? If you own or operate a forklift truck, you are required by law to ensure that it holds a report of Thorough Examination. This applies even to trucks on hire. Failure to comply can leave you open to prosecution and could invalidate your insurance…..or much worse in the case of a serious accident arising from faulty equipment. IMPORTANT HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION Thorough Examination of lifting equipment The following information applies to all users of lifting equipment such as forklift trucks. A Thorough Examination is a statutory requirement for lifting equipment under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER 98, Regulation 9). It has the same purpose as an MOT inspection by providing a report, which identifies that the lifting equipment is safe to use, and/or advice that needs to be followed to avoid risks in use. It is just as important as an MOT – probably more so! There is a legal requirement for a Thorough Examination to be carried out on fork lift trucks at least once a year, and often more frequently depending on conditions of use. What does a Thorough Examination involve? A thorough Examination is the inspection of lifting equipment, as required by LOLER 1998, and other safety related components or equipment, as required by PUWER 1998. A Competent Person is required to examine these items, check them for serviceability and report accordingly. It is not a full maintenance inspection of the truck. A Thorough Examination is substantially different from a maintenance inspection and the Competent Person has different duties to fulfill under the law. Who is responsible for making sure that a fork lift truck has a current Report of Thorough Examination? In simple terms it is the employer of the operator who has the responsibility. Under Health & Safety legislation the employer has the duty of car - ”it shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, as far is reasonably practical, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his/her employees”. The employer must ensure that the forklift trucks that his/her operators use are safe. This is achieved through the implementation of a programme of Thorough Examinations. (It should be remembered that Thorough Examinations run alongside necessary maintenance procedures and checks, nit in place of them.) Where the employer is the owner of the forklift truck this duty is clear. The employer must make arrangements for every forklift to be Thoroughly Examined on a regular basis, at least once per year.(This actual frequency will be determined by the Competent Person.) If the employer is not the owner of the truck but leases the truck, or rents it on a long-term basis, usually 12 months or more, the responsibility is the same as though the trucks were owned by the employer. OUR LOLER SERVICES We can provide this service for your machines at a low cost compared to your insurance company prices starting from £65 please contact us for a quotation for your machines.

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