Australian Forklift & Industrial Truck Association
The Australian Forklift and Industrial Truck Association (AFITA) is the peak industry body representing the interests of the manufacturers of forklift trucks and ancillary equipment in Australia. AFITA is involved in the development and monitoring of international and Australian Standards governing the safety and operational features required in forklift trucks and for their safe operation.
AFITA Annual Dinner & Awards 2023
Thursday 1 June 2023
AFITA Annual Dinner and Awards - 2023 will be held in the Plaza Gallery at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Members and Guests of Members are welcome to join us 6:30 for 7:00 pm Thursday 1 June 2023.
Plaza Gallery - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
FLT Safety Week 2021 - Lead Acid or Lithium? Power Choices
Tuesday 28 September 2021
The final of three sessions which make up the 2021 Forklift Safety Week Seminar - Lead Acid or Lithium? Power Source Choices will cover the the issues associated with different power sources and the safety and other worksite considerations when making these choices.
Presenters: Mike Croxford, Crown Australia; Henry Larsen, Crown Australia
FLT Safety Week 2021 - Workplace Safety Inspections
Thursday 23 September 2021
The second of three sessions which make up the 2021 Forklift Safety Week Seminar - Workplace Safety Inspections – What do they look for? will cover the essentials of safe use of forklift trucks in Australia, the hierarchy of safety controls, regulation compliance and PCBU requirements for risk assessments and mitigation.
Presenters: Mike Croxford, Crown Australia; Todd Brennan, Forkpro Australia & Joseph Simurina, SafeWork NSW
FLT Safety Week 2021 - Forklift Safety in Practice
Tuesday 21 September 2021
The first of three sessions which make up the 2021 Forklift Safety Week Seminar - Forklift Safety in Practice will cover the essentials of safe use of forklift trucks in Australia and the use of attachments to improve workplace safety .
Presenters: Craig Williams, Clark Equipment & Mark Barwick, Cascade Australia
FLT Safety Seminar - Forklift Capacity Plates
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Australian Standard compliant forklifts are required to have capacity plates placed in a position where they can be seen from the operator’s position. They show the maximum load limits for a forklift under various configurations of mast tilt and load heights and in combination with attachments.
AFITA has published "Load Capacity Information Guidance Paper- Counterbalance Forklift Truck". The seminar will discuss Load Capacity Plates and interpretation.
Presenter: Mike Croxford, Crown Aust.
FLT Safety Week 2020 - Attachments for Efficiency and Safety
Thursday 25 June 2020
The final of four sessions which make up the 2020 Forklift Safety Week Seminar - Attachments for Efficiency and Safety will cover the different attachment types and their role in increasing the safety and efficiency of forklift trucks.
Presenter: Mark Barwick, Cascade Australia; AFITA Engineering Cmte,
The sessions for FLT Safety Week Seminar are intended to be sequential with knowledge building with each session. We recommend that you attempt to attend all four sessions.
Online Webinar
FLT Safety Week 2020 - Licencing and Competency
Wednesday 24 June 2020
The third of four sessions which make up the 2020 Forklift Safety Week Seminar - Licencing and Competency will cover the essentials of the different types of licences, state requirements and the need for competency as well as licencing.
Presenter: Todd Brennan, Forkpro Australia; AFITA Engineering Cmte,
The sessions for FLT Safety Week Seminar are intended to be sequential with knowledge building with each session. We recommend that you attempt to attend all four sessions.
Online Webinar
FLT Safety Week 2020 - Operations and User Safety
Thursday 18 June 2020
The second of four sessions which make up the 2020 Forklift Safety Week Seminar - Operations and User Safety will cover the essentials of safe use of forklift trucks in Australia.
Presenter: Craig Williams, Clark Equipment; Deputy Chair AFITA Engineering Cmte,
The sessions for FLT Safety Week Seminar are intended to be sequential with knowledge building with each session. We recommend that you attempt to attend all four sessions.
Online Webinar
FLT Safety Week 2020 -Standards, Safety and Forklift Trucks
Wednesday 17 June 2020
The first of four sessions which make up the 2020 Forklift Safety Week - Seminar,Standards, Safety and Forklift Trucks will cover the essential understanding of how the international and Australian Standards specify the features that Forklift truck must have to be compliant with the standards, and how those features contribute to the safe operations.
Presenter: Mike Croxford, Australian Product Development Manager, Crown Equipment; Chair AFITA Engineering Cmte,
Online Webinar