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2020 Forklift Safety Week Goes Online

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The Australian Forklift and Industrial Trucks Association has been presenting Forklift Safety Week since 2011.

In light of the COVID-19 restrictions, we are moving this initiative online for this year.

The AFITA Safety Week Seminar, which in the past has been an all day face to face event, will become a series of four on-line seminars  which will be presented over two weeks commencing 17 June 2020.

These seminars are aimed at safety managers, operations managers, team leaders and anyone responsible for the safe operation of forklift and industrial trucks in Australia.

New international standards to increase safety

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Forklift users across Australia stand to benefit from intended safety improvements outlined in several international standards recently adopted in Australia with more to come over the next 12 months, Standards Australia has announced.

A number of International Standards governing industrial trucks (forklifts) have recently been adopted as Australian Standards following extensive stakeholder consultation. The International Standards adopted have benefited from heavy influence of Australian experts ensuring their application in Australia, underpinned by international best practice.

‘Bargain basement’ lift truck are bad for businesses

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EVERYONE loves a bargain but in the tough world of modern industry, where deadlines are critical and wriggle room for errors non-existent, some equipment-related ‘bargains’ can be disastrous. Freight movement demands a just-in-time inventory system, a system that is constantly in motion.

May 23. Forklift safety starts with you

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AITA to Conduct Forklift Safety Seminar in Melbourne

The President of the Australian Industrial Truck Association (AITA), Steve Takacs, has announced that the AITA will be holding a Forklift Safety Seminar in Melbourne in conjunction with the Workplace Health and Safety Show in Melbourne on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 May 2018.

The AITA Seminar (free with registration) will be held on Wednesday 23 May 2018 from 1.30pm—4.30pm. Attendance is free after registration. Booking form in PDF can be downloaded by clicking here. And in Word here.

The program will focus on:
 Forklift Attachments
 […]

FLT Fair Wear & Tear Guide updated

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The Australian Forklift and Industrial Truck Association (AFITA) has released an updated version of its highly valued Forklift Truck Fair Wear and Tear Guide. The Guide has been developed to assist the interpretation of Fair Wear and Tear and to provide rental customers with a consistent approach that is implemented by AFITA members.

2017 forklift safety seminars

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Making your workplace safer

Every year forklifts continue to cause workplace deaths and injuries resulting in substantial financial and human costs for workers, industry and the community.

Here at the AITA we believe that forklift incidents can be prevented, when manufacturers, businesses and workers, all work together to improve forklift safety in the workplace.

That’s why we were proud to present the 2017 Forklift Safety Seminars in Brisbane and Adelaide.

The PowerPoint slides of the […]

AITA code of conduct for members

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AITA_logo_new_FINAL_Dec2015In order to ensure the highest possible standards of performance, safety and client satisfaction, the Australian Industrial Truck Association has prepared the following Code of Conduct.

2015 National Safety Seminar program announced

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poster aita safetyTHE President of the Australian Industrial Truck Association (AITA), Steve Takacs, has announced the program for the Safety Week Seminars to be held in Sydney on Wednesday 16 September at the Novotel Sydney, Rooty Hill, from 9am to 12 noon and in Melbourne on Wednesday 14 October at the Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre, 33 Ardlie Street, Attwood from 1pm to 4pm.