What involvement did the FLTA and BITA have in Thorough Examination before introducing the new scheme?
The FLTA and BITA have been the leading authorities on Thorough Examination ever since its introduction. BITA produced BITA Guidance Note GN 28. This explains in detail how Thorough Examination of a fork lift truck should be conducted and includes a checklist for the Competent Person. It has been used as the basis for the CFTS Thorough Examination. The BITA checklist has become part of the formal documentation used in the CFTS scheme. The FLTA’s work in promoting and explaining Thorough Examination has included the special training of nearly a thousand engineers, now deployed by FLTA members. In addition, it prepared an FLTA Technical Bulletin on the subject, aimed at educating the users of fork lift trucks. The FLTA also produced Report of Thorough Examination forms, which have now been remodelled to meet the needs of the CFTS scheme.
