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Forklift Work Platform / Man Basket Blog
There is a variety of equipment available for employees who are required to work at height, one of which is a forklift work platform also known as a man basket or non-integrated working platforms. Forklift trucks are primarily intended for lifting and moving material, however they can be used with working platforms. A forklift working platform is an attachment which when secured to the forklift can be used to lift people up to a desired height. Forklift work platforms should only be used in exceptional circumstances and HSE guidance can explain when their use is appropriate.
A forklift work platform is a flat, metal surface with raised walls / cages to enclose a worker. The platform and / or walls usually include harness connections to maximise safety. The forklifts tynes slide into openings below the platform and the entire cage is then secured to the forklift with chains.
Operating a forklift truck poses safety hazards, therefore operating a forklift truck whilst utilising a non-integrated working platform is even more dangerous. The operation of a forklift truck should only be done by those who are properly trained. The operation of a forklift truck using attachments should be completed by those with extensive experience and training.
Managing Warehouse Equipment
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Thorough inspection checklists of all warehouse equipment are required under Health and Safety law: LOLER 1998 & PUWER 1998
Asking employees to perform pre-use inspections before using forklifts, pallet trucks, racking, ladders, tow tractors, podium steps or any other warehouse equipment is not only a smart and responsible policy to enforce, but is also required by law. Good to Go Safety provides companies easy-to-use inspections which enable competent employees to walk-through a series of checks to ensure that their warehouse equipment is safe to use.
Each inspection only takes a short time to complete but ensures equipment is safe and provides invaluable evidence should an accident o..
How to save time and money with effective equipment maintenance
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On average, predictive maintenance increases productivity by 25%, reduces breakdowns by 70% and lowers maintenance costs by 25%. Depending on the type of assets, costs and technical sophistication, a broad spectrum of maintenance strategies should be applied. One failing machine may halt the whole production process. Poor maintenance strategies can reduce the overall productive capacity of a plant by 5 to 20 percent.
“Predictive maintenance increases equipment uptime by 10 to 20% while reducing overall maintenance costs by
5 to 10% and maintenance planning time by 20 to 50%”
Why Preventative Maintenance?
1. Unplanned repairs can lead to substantial downtime and jeopardise p..
What can you inspect with TakeAIM?
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TakeAIM is supplied with a number of pre-installed checklists for the most popular equipment types used for work. If TakeAIMs range of pre-loaded inspections don't have the equipment type you require, you can create your own equipment type on the TakeAIM dashboard. This enables you to create inspections, and ask the detailed question required for even the most unique piece of workplace equipment.
If you'd like to see the equipment types available, plus what is included on each checklist you can watch the checklist videos on the Online Demo Area
TakeAIM is an auditing, equipment inspection and maintenance app used to help companies manage workplace equipment. TakeAIM provides visibility..
Father of two left in coma following fall at work
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The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) carried out an investigation following an incident at British Airways Maintenance Cardiff Ltd on 10th November 2019.
The findings showed that the company had failed to adequately analyse the risks of working at height due to the removal of guard rails on the docking platform.
Iain Mawson, a British Airways Maintenance Cardiff Ltd employee, was placed into an induced coma for three weeks as a result of the fall. He suffered multiple skull fractures and a brain haemorrhage after falling from height whilst inspecting an aircrafts wings at a facility in Cardiff.
British Airways Maintenance Cardiff Ltd of Waterside, Harmondsworth, pleaded guilty to b..
Even Santa uses TakeAIM
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When it comes to checklists, there's no one more proficient than Santa. He has a checklist for good, a checklist for bad and since he found TakeAIM, he's managing them all digitally.
Here's what Santa said about TakeAIM:
As the Holiday season approaches, billions of people World-wide begin counting down the days until they can enjoy family get-togethers, gift giving and / or time off work, ho ho ho. As Christmas approaches some businesses begin to wind down as others see an influx of products being purchased to make the festivities as magical as possible.
Many companies hire temporary workers to help manage the increased workload, but with temporary workers comes the diffi..
Factory and Warehousing Safety Tips
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Factories and warehouses have numerous health and safety risks. If you fail to manage them, your business may face a number of different issues such as lost working days, injuries and in the worst case scenario, fatalities.
As an employer, you are legally required to implement and maintain procedures that minimise these risks. Safety measures must protect workers from factory and warehousing hazards and enable workers to carry out their jobs safely.
Maintaining good safety will not only ensure you are compliant with regulations, but also shows employees that you value their wellbeing. In turn this boosts motivation and increases trust in your capabilities as a employer.
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Worker left paralysed after platform plummet
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A building owner has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after an employee was left paralysed when a platform he was working from plummeted to the ground.
Whilst an employee was working on the platform, it fell to the ground floor without any warning, causing serious spinal and head injuries to a worker that resulted in paralysis of the lower half of the body.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the platform had not been adequately inspected and maintained and was not suitable to support people when in the raised position.
Further investigation revealed a similar accident had occurred a year earlier on 25 January 2016 when one of the building’s ten..
Worker falls from Forklift Truck
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A worker of a carpentry and joinery company fell 11.5 feet from an unsecured stillage on the forks of a fork-lift truck in order to clean office windows at height. The company "Staircraft Group Limited" were fined on 14 June 2021 after an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the company failed to identify that using a stillage to lift someone on the forks of a forklift truck was unsafe.
As a result of the incident, the worker (whose name is unknown) sustained a broken leg and an injury to his elbow. HSE inspector Rebecca Whiley said: “The employee’s injuries were very serious, and he could have easily been killed. (Falling from height accounted for 24% of all empl..
4 Million Inspection Checklists Sold
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To date, Good to Go Safety have supplied over 4 million checklists to companies around the UK.
If you don’t currently know about our multi-award winning inspection systems, you may be wondering why so many people insist on utilising Good to Go Safety rather than simply printing their own checklists in-house? The answers are numerous ….
1. Safety First
From a safety perspective, there is a requirement under PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations), LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), WAHR (Work at Height Regulations) and multiple other Standards & best practice guidelines that workplace equipment must be maintained and that regular inspections..
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