Why use the fork lift truck industry accredited scheme?
To understand the significance of a scheme that’s truly nationwide, it’s worth comparing the testing of fork lift trucks with the MOT for cars. Imagine what it would be like if there were no cohesive national system for assessing the safe condition of cars. Imagine if garages were allowed to decide for themselves how to carry out MOT tests. Imagine if an MOT certificate issued by one garage was based on criteria and practices which differed widely from those used by another. Imagine if there was no one to oversee the process nationally and ensure consistent high standards. This is very much like the situation which has applied to Thorough Examination – iin many ways the fork lift truck’s equivalent to an MOT – until now. The new scheme – described as the biggest safety advance in many years – has been developed co-operatively by the two leading bodies in the fork lift truck industry: British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) under the banner
