PM28 Access Platform

1st December 2005

Forklift trucks as access platforms!

People should be lifted from work platforms and not forklift trucks where possible, PM28 does leave some get outs, but the message seems fairly clear. 

This guidance is issued by the HSE. The following guidance is not compulsory and you are free to take other action. But if you follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law. Health and safety inspectors seek to ensure compliance with the law and may refer to this guidance as illustrating good practice. There are restrictions on the circumstances in which non-integrated working platforms do not come under the Machinery Directive and should not be CE marked. 

The guidance given in Part 1 is intended to help non-integrated working platform suppliers, hirers and users meet their legal duties. A summary of the relevant legal requirements and how they apply to the supply and use of non-integrated working platforms is given in Part 2. 

Working At Height Limited 
December 2005 

Please click here for HSE guidance on using forklift trucks as access platforms