BITA Management Board

The BITA Board is elected annually at the BITA AGM to represent BITA’s membership. Its members, who are all employed by the companies that belong to BITA, provide their services as volunteers. The Board is responsible for the Association’s policy formulation and financial control, but delegates day-to-day operations to the BITA Staff.

As of 11 May 2012, the BITA Board is comprised as follows:

President, FEM/BMHF Representative David Rowell (NACCO Materials Handling Limited)

Communications and Careers Director/IMHE Board/PR Responsibility Tim Waples (Doosan Industrial Vehicle UK Ltd)

Truck Suppliers Group (TSG) Chairman, Andrew Daly (Linde Material Handling Ltd)

Component Suppliers Group (CSG) Chairman Malcolm Pearson (MIDAC UK Ltd)

Technical Policy Committee (TPC) Chairman Trevor Clifton (Briggs Equipment UK Limited)

IMHE Chairman Barry Langsford (Curtis Instruments)

Co-Opted CFTS Director/BITA Academy Director Bill Goodwin (Briggs Equipment UK Limited)

1st Vice President/CFTS Director Simon Emery (Crown Fork Lift Trucks Limited)

Director Chris Meinecke (Briggs Equipment UK Limited)

2nd Vice President/Finance Director Hans-Herbert Schultz (Jungheinrich UK Ltd)

Company Secretary of BITA & CFTS; IMHE Director/Finance Group/FLAT Trustee James Clark (BITA)
James is a member of the BITA Staff.

Technical Consultant/FLAT Trustee Bob Hine (BITA)

BITA's Contribution to the HSE's new warehouse
safety guide

Early in 2008 the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) published a second edition of its book Warehousing And Storage: A Guide To Health And Safety (HSG 76). This is an essential best practice manual to help maximise safety in all aspects of warehousing and storage operations.

The new edition of the book included extensive co-operation between the HSE and the Warehousing Health and Safety Forum (WHSF). The WHSF is a committee of experts drawn from trade associations, trade unions and employer organisations – and the British Industrial Truck Association, BITA, is a member.

BITA's key concern was emphasising the importance of proper, effective maintenance and inspection of lift trucks. The HSE book includes a tabular listing of all commonly-used industrial truck types, together with the statutory instruments governing their inspection regimes, and the maximum inspection intervals applicable to each.

For peace of mind and full legal compliance, operators should choose a Thorough Examination provider accredited by the CFTS Thorough Examination scheme, in which BITA is a joint stakeholder.

Warehousing And Storage: A Guide To Health And Safety
HSE Books, 2007, 124pp. ISBN 9780717662258. Price £14.50+VAT

Cover image © HSE