Hello Kevin,
I know you asked the question a while back, but did you resolve this issue with your H&S people? Safety cages are a grey area that in my opinion in the UK is still not fully resolved but are covered by guidelines PM28. A few simple add-ons can convert a fork mounted device in to a much safer one by the introduction of switches and safety interlocks.
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