Back in May, we published a short article regarding the Title 8 requirement for seat belts on forklifts (May 24, 2002, p. 7802). Recently Cal/OSH Standards Board Chairman Jere Ingram pointed out that the article might have given the impression that all fork trucks are required to have seat belts.In fact, only those industrial trucks with rollover protective structures (ROPS) are required to have seat belts. "Most (if not all) common fork trucks used in industrial situations come with ov
Read More...
