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Affordable solutions for better Forklift safety

The IKEA store in Wembley has adopted the Forkliftag® which serves as a daily preventative safety management system for forklift trucks. It instantly visually identifies the status of the forklift and instils a pre shift inspection and maintenance routine of the vehicle.

The Forkliftag® includes a holder which is permanently fixed onto the vehicle and an insert which is an easy to follow checklist. This checklist needs to be completed daily by the first user or at the start of each shift to ensure the vehicle is safe to use. Should there be any query about the status of the vehicle, or if any element fails inspection, the insert is simply removed, instantly displaying Do Not Use.

For a complete forklift safety management solution, Scafftag provides the Black BookTM which is the perfect complement to the Forkliftag®. Along with easy to follow guidelines on complying with legislation pertaining to forklifts and conducting a risk assessment, The Black Book™ will provide all necessary inspection records to establish an effective information management system.

Mark Williams, Health and Safety Officer of IKEA London, says “Previously we used a paper log for our inspection and maintenance procedure. We found out about Scafftag and its range of tagging systems from the Health & Safety Exhibition at the NEC and immediately made a switch.

“The tags serve as a good visual aid, are very simple to use and help us ensure the checks are being completed. Because of its simplicity, it’s quicker to get any faults on vehicles reported. The Forkliftag® and the Black BookTM are used in our warehouse and based on their proven benefits we have now implemented the use of LaddertagTM and the Yellow Book for our ladders safety and maintenance. We now hope to reduce our compensation and insurance costs as well as improve our quality of work in carrying out inspection checks. The service has been excellent with friendly staff to deal with.”