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As part of a study (ref. EC2014-013) initiated in 2014, INRS decided to evaluate the effectiveness of stability gain systems available on forklift trucks or at an operational prototype stage. This assessment was carried out on the base of the standardized…

Every year in France, from 10 to 12 fatal accidents occur that involve a forklift truck, tractor or stacker. The fatal accident observed most frequently occurs during a lateral tip over.
However, when placing new and second hand forklift trucks on…

This study concerns developing an experimental protocol making it possible to estimate the effectiveness of restraint systems designed for fork-lift drivers when their fork-lift trucks tip over on one side.
The first aim was to estimate the…

This study concerns the development of an experimental method intended to estimate the efficiency of restraint systems designed to protect forklift truck drivers. Human beings were not considered for use in these tests as the conditions of…

Rough-terrain variable-reach (RTVR) trucks are widely used in industry, in the building and civil engineering sector, or in farming. Sadly this type of vehicle is too often involved in serious or indeed mortal accidents.
The recent standardisation…

Within the frame of a jointly cooperation agreement, INRS and BGHW teamed to define and carry out tests for assessing the performance of Stability Gain Systems (SGS) which equip some commercial forklift trucks. In accordance with EN 16203:2014…

The objective of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of restraint system for forklift drivers derived from airbags. Using of a test bench to simulate the lateral tipping over of a forklift cabin and the ejection a…