Health and Safety Executive

Safe use of quick hitch devices on excavators

This Sector Information Minute (SIM) aims to describe what a quick hitch is and discusses common failure modes in particular with semi-automatic hitches. It addresses the key issues that inspectors may wish to consider during inspection and gives guidance on instances where enforcement may be appropriate.

Read SIM 02/2007/01 [PDF 171kb]


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