Man-Up Forklift Driving Law

[danielwbaker86]

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

[Ramrod]

11 hours straight or do you get breaks?

[danielwbaker86]

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

15 mins at 4 o'clock


thanks

[Ramrod]

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)

[raging bull]

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.

[TheNorm]

Originally Posted by danielwbaker86

... im on it for 11 hours a day at the moment...

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?

Originally Posted by TheNorm

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?

With the caveat that it is averaged over 17 weeks.