This Code, which should be read in conjunction with the Approved Code of Practice, applies to front loading forklift trucks but does not include order picking, side loading, or straddle trucks, for which separate codes have been published in the same series.

Table of Contents

1. Need for This Safety Code
2. Types of Accidents Involving Forklift Trucks
3. Basic Safety Rules
4. Regular and Periodical Inspection

4.1 Daily Checks
4.2 Weekly Checks
4.3 Environment Inspection

5. Driving Procedures
6. Ramps and Loading Docks
7. General
8. Basic Stacking Rules
9. Basic Destacking Rules
10. Reach Trucks - Additional Rules for
11. Pedestrian-Operated Vehicles - Additional Rules for
12. Appendix A: Daily Check Report (Battery-Powered Forklift Trucks)
13. Appendix B: Daily Check Report (Engine-Powered orklift Trucks)
14. Appendix C: Daily Check Report (LPG-Powered Forklift Trucks)
15. Appendix D: Weekly Inspection and Maintenance Report