Safety 2
Regulations
Regulations
Periodic safety inspection
Periodic safety inspections are essential in
order to keep your forklift truck/industrial truck
safe and in good working order.
Comply with the national regula
tions for your
country.
Europe: National laws based on the Directives
95/63/EC, 99/92/EC and 2001/45/EC require
that the forklift truck/industrial truck is checked
regularly by a competent person to ensure it is
in good condition.
Germany: Ordinance on Industrial Safety and
Health (BetrSichV).
There is a recommendation sett
ing out the
scope of the inspection, FEM 4.
004 of the Eu-
ropean Industrial Truck Assoc
iation, which
defines an inspection log to do
cument the cur-
rent inspection and an inspect
ion sticker for
the next inspection. The next
inspection is
shown by the year number (3) on
a sticker (2),
the colour of which changes ea
ch year, on the
label (1). The scope of the ins
pection is exten-
ded by Linde in accordance wit
h the specific
truck type. Please ask your au
thorised dealer
to carry out this work.
Diesel engine emissions (DM
E)
When using trucks with diesel engines in the
Federal Republic of Germany, please observe
regulation TRGS 554. This classifies DME
as carcinogenic hazardous materials. These
should not be allowed to infiltrate the air in
workplaces. If trucks with diesel engines are
used in fully or partially enclosed spaces, this
must first be reported to the relevant occupa-
tional health and safety authorities. Operating
instructions should be posted in the working
areas (for an example, see the appendix to
TRGS 554).
Particulate filter system test
The relevant authorities prescribe that particu-
late filter systems must be serviced and tested
by a competent person every 6 months. The
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