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Does a forklift require a reversing beeper or lights?
No.
However if these warning devices are fitted to the forklift, the employer must maintain them. If a risk assessment at the workplace identifies that reversing forklifts are a potential risk, the appropriate control measure may be to fit lights and reversing beepers. It is, however, the operator's responsibility to look in the direction of travel at all times.