Dear TNers
Anyone know the regulations and / or laws dealing with drivers using loading places pump trucks? Have there been any changes to regs / laws recently?
Yesterday at load point I was presented with a pump truck with the following label:
"(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
WARNING
(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
It is law, you must be
certified and trained to
operate this truck.
etc."
Should I have used it?
Would you have used it?
What are the regulations / laws?
Thanks TNers.
SD
I hope you did a walk round check before using it…
You need to be certified and trained to use a pump truck 
… well the world has gone a little crazy hasn’t it 
I would have just ignored the sign and got on with the job.
I wonder if the sign could have been put on by another employee as a joke 
edit: Just a thought, are you literally talking about a hand operated pump truck or an electric pallet truck ?
Speedy Duck:
Dear TNersAnyone know the regulations and / or laws dealing with drivers using loading places pump trucks? Have there been any changes to regs / laws recently?
Yesterday at load point I was presented with a pump truck with the following label:
"(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
WARNING
(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
It is law, you must be
certified and trained to
operate this truck.
etc."
Should I have used it?
Would you have used it?
What are the regulations / laws?
Thanks TNers.
SD
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Laws pallet and pump trucks is Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) …Plus you might find that its the employers has a legal responsibility to ensure staff are trained annually and its recorded…
Remember when I worked at the local Sainsburys store, they did training and assessments on both manual and electric pump trucks every year…normally warning signs are generally used to mark a unit as defective or to stop other employees using them…
As long as you are sufficiently competent person to undertake the task in a safe manner, carried out a visual risk assessment and an inspection of the pallet unit and is confident its in a serviceable condition then its all good to use…
Swampey2418:
Speedy Duck:
Dear TNersAnyone know the regulations and / or laws dealing with drivers using loading places pump trucks? Have there been any changes to regs / laws recently?
Yesterday at load point I was presented with a pump truck with the following label:
"(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
WARNING
(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
It is law, you must be
certified and trained to
operate this truck.
etc."
Should I have used it?
Would you have used it?
What are the regulations / laws?
Thanks TNers.
SD
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Laws pallet and pump trucks is Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) …Plus you might find that its the employers has a legal responsibility to ensure staff are trained annually and its recorded…
Remember when I worked at the local Sainsburys store, they did training and assessments on both manual and electric pump trucks every year…normally warning signs are generally used to mark a unit as defective or to stop other employees using them…
As long as you are sufficiently competent person to undertake the task in a safe manner, carried out a visual risk assessment and an inspection of the pallet unit and is confident its in a serviceable condition then its all good to use…
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Seriously this is some of it but their ARE rules about their use and maintenance and if you transgress from them and it goes wrong, well you all know the score so your choice! Crack on!
I’m not sure if it’s a legal requirement or just company policy, but I think trucks belonging to ■■■■ German companies for self tip have to be fitted with square wheels.
Yes, Tacho, hand operated.
SD
Speedy Duck:
Dear TNersAnyone know the regulations and / or laws dealing with drivers using loading places pump trucks? Have there been any changes to regs / laws recently?
Yesterday at load point I was presented with a pump truck with the following label:
"(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
WARNING
(Warning Triangle with ! in it)
It is law, you must be
certified and trained to
operate this truck.
etc."
Should I have used it?
Would you have used it?
What are the regulations / laws?
Thanks TNers.
SD
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Was it a hand-pump truck, or a motorised pallet truck? I’ve never been allowed to operate the latter, but the first, I’ve never had any training on and have often been required to operate. Perhaps the label was attached by mistake, or by a previous owner.
Christina I do hope this is a wind up.
Swampy got it right - There is legislation in the form of LOLER (Lifting Operations and lifting equipment regulations) which cover all pump trucks, FLTs, tail lifts etc etc etc
As long as you are competent you are OK. Have an accident and you clearly weren’t competent? Get 10 minutes training from the company, get a certificate in your training file and you are now competent. Have an accident and it must be your fault. 
That sticker is all about limiting liability when it comes to a compo claim - nothing else.
so, is there a legal weight limit for any pallet to be lifted by a pump truck,
and dragged across any piece of uneven ground or floor that is put in our way ?
and is there a recommended tail lift size to spin pallets around on ?
tachograph:
I would have just ignored the sign and got on with the job.
You’ve been to a Netto RDC too?
Option 1: Sign a declaration saying you’ve had training, get to use an electric pallet truck to unload yourself.
Option 2: Don’t sign a declaration, get to have a good sweat on unloading yourself with a manual pump truck.
Trukkertone:
so, is there a legal weight limit for any pallet to be lifted by a pump truck, -
All pump trucks have a design weight and should be clearly marked on the unit …
and dragged across any piece of uneven ground or floor that is put in our way ? - That falls under the property’s H&S Risk Assessment
and is there a recommended tail lift size to spin pallets around on ? No specific tail life size but then this would fall under Risk Assessment and LOLAR Regs
Working at height regulations back door tip only .500 kgs .Max .if u tip side curtains open bye bye compo .put it on the bay they’ve blocked to make it harder for us drivers .though how you get on or more importantly off is the question .most of the smaller firms fit non spec ladders .easy to get up .not so down .this is 70s style again .refuse take it back .or put the Muppet watching you on the back let them break best practise .if u don’t tip off the back I’ll get fired but lots of firms do things properly .though its the customer that insists .my mates on 71.00 a week for life after falling on the dismount .shouldn’t be up on the deck .but ifcurtains are closed u may get paid when u fall off.maybe
Use a harnessor leave
Easy if your an eager brainless beaver I know .but so is playing chicken on the m4.guider injuries most common if u go over 500 kgs
Ask a desk jockey to try it in the wind and rain hell soon spill his cappuccino
Even ground only to tip
Don’t tell newbies or transport can’t pay dividends
3 ppl tail lift .moron witness and you.or you may get sued if a cage fallsoff
