WorkSafe Alert: Telehandlers used with jibs.

The article advises employers and operators to be cautious when using telescopic handlers in Australia. Telehandlers are also known by a variety of names as well as common proprietary names. Telehandlers are versatile type of mobile lifting plant incorporating a telescopic boom fitted with a lifting attachment. Owners of telehandlers should determine whether their machines have been designed to accommodate the attachments that are intended to be used.