I work in a warehouse where staff need to access the top of stacks of goods. Off and on, we do see them standing in bins and then forked up with a forklift to those heights. For years, even decades, we have been reprimanding them for doing so as it is deemed unsafe.
Then after much noise from the Union, we then build mobile safety platforms which allows staff to climb up to a fixed height and then access to the top, with a safety harness and belt attached to him. The belt is retractable and with one end attached to the platform. All these supposed to address the working at height issue.
Then while searching for something on the web, I came across this site with a fork-mounted attachment bin that allows a man to be lifted by a forklift! Almost identical to what our staff used to do!
So, if such attachments are sold commercially, are fork mounted bins considered safe after all???!
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not sure about the regs in your part of the world but any man up attachment in the UK now has to controllable from the cage and not from the forklift. Scissor lifts are the way to go.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore is responsible for workplace health and safety. Its health and safety organization is fairly new, compared to those of other countries, and it appears to adopt the best practices found in occupational health and safety programs from throughout the world.
The requirements for forklift work platforms (and other types of lifting equipment) are very stringent. Lifting equipment must be registered with the Ministry of Manpower. Lifting devices can only be registered after a thorough examination by a registered examiner.
Google: MOM Registration of Lifting Equipment
Not in the USA, the fork mount cage in the US must meet OSHA/ANSI standard in design & comply with operational standards.
Best to check with your country's safety standards which may or may not be up to standards of other countries around the world, especially in those countries that have a lot of lawyers - like US..
The best thing to do is buy a scissors lift - great for inventory taking, overhead maintenance - light bulb changing, safely retrieving goods from top shelf (assuming they are not too heavy, etc. Do a "Google" search to get info on this type of lift.
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