FTC South (NZ) Limited
Occupational Health and Safety (OSH)
Current - Code of PracticeForklifts - The Approved Code of Practice for Training Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial Lift trucks (forklifts)
This code of practice outlines a standard of training that should be provided by forklift owners, managers and trainers of forklift operators. Each work environment may require training to suit the needs of that environment.
While this code has been based on the existing New Zealand Standard (NZS/ASME/ANSI B56.1 Safety standard for low and high lift trucks), any other standard providing an equal or better standard and recognised and approved by Standards New Zealand, will be acceptable.
Read or download the Code of Practice here.New - Draft Code of Practice
Forklifts - The Approved Code of Practice for Training Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial Lift trucks (forklifts) Part 1
Draft for Comment
This second issue of what has become known as the 'Forklift Code of Practice', is intended to correct some anomalies and printing errors in the first edition. In addition, it has been expanded to incorporate matters which the seven years since its initial publication, in 1995, have been shown as necessary, to meet the concerns of user industries, forklift operators and instructors, the forklift industry and government agencies. It is hoped that these changes and supplements now fully address those concerns.
Read or download the draft Code of Practice here.
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