Apparatus for controlling load handling device

An apparatus for controlling a load handling device of an industrial vehicle, the load handling device having a mast assembly and a load handling attachment attached to the mast assembly, the apparatus that controls tilting operation of the mast assembly and lifting and lowering operation of the load handling attachment, comprising:

• a tilt angle detector that detects a tilt angle of the mast assembly;
• a controller that regulates a lifting speed of the load handling attachment when a forward tilt angle of the mast assembly is greater than a predetermined regulation tilt angle;
• and
• a determination device that determines whether or not the load handling attachment is being lifted off the ground, wherein
• when the determination device determines that the load handling attachment is being lifted off the ground, the controller permits the load handling attachment to be lifted at a speed faster than the regulated lifting speed.