Man-Up Forklift Driving Law
 

Hi i have been trying to find out if there is a law on how many hours a day you can drive a man-up forklift truck like lorry drivers have, as where i work there are 6 drivers and only 3 trucks but i always seem to get stuck on it is there a law on how long i can drive one in a 24hr period as im on it for 11 hours a day at the moment

thanks

Re: Man-Up Forklift Driving Law
 

11 hours straight or do you get breaks?

Re: Man-Up Forklift Driving Law
 

Yea 15 mins at 10 oclock
30 mins at 1o'clock

15 mins at 4 o'clock


thanks

Re: Man-Up Forklift Driving Law
 

As long as you get breaks then they can ask you to work 11 hours iirc.....I could be wrong but I used to do 12-14 hour shifts at McD's (with breaks) and it was legal (and I wanted to--needed the money) :D

Re: Man-Up Forklift Driving Law
 

What you need to do is look up 'working time regulations'.
Nothing to stop you working 11 or 12 working day, but you must have a minimum time away from work before next working period.
There is a minimum time period set down for breaks, nothing laid down about using the type of fork truck you describe for long periods.
So if you work a 11 hr day less break time, you could be doing as yourself said.

Re: Man-Up Forklift Driving Law
 

11 hours per day x 5 days = 55 hours per week

You cannot work more than 48 hours per week, unless you "opt out". Have you?

Re: Man-Up Forklift Driving Law
 

With the caveat that it is averaged over 17 weeks.