Booklet updated BITA (1st February 2005)

has updated its operator safety code for rough terrain vehicles.

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  GUIDE FOR PIVOT STEER TRUCK USERS (1st August 2004)

BITA has published a new operator training guidebook for pivot steer (articulated chassis) lift trucks.

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  Making forklifts safer (1st December 2003)

H ailed by BITAs Brendon Sparks as The biggest safety advance in materials handling for years , the new national scheme for Thorough Examination was unveiled on October 16th 2003. The scheme has been introduced against a backdrop of death and injury

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  Exercise restraint (1st August 2008)

While car seatbelt use is mandatory, the picture for forklift trucks is less clear.

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  Safety is a state of mind (1st February 2008)

Training, best practice and preventive measures must be diligently applied to prevent forklift trucks making headlines for the wrong reasons. James Clark, Secretary-General of the British Industrial Truck Association (BIT

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  Safe working practice (1st February 2007)

British Industrial truck Association has introduced a new specification for safe working practice for on-site maintenance and repair of industrial trucks. PAS 90 is applicable to service engineers who carry out maintenance,

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Guidance note revised (1st October 2006)

Now available from the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) is a revised guidance note: Engineers Working at Heights (GN49 Rev1 August 2006). BITA first issued guidance in 1994 to promote safe working practices for al

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