Whilst you are looking for bendi lift trucks in and around Peterhead AB42 you might like to be aware that an employer was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay over £800 in costs when a HSE inspector noticed an employee being lifted eight feet into the air on a lift truck to fit a company sign to their own premises. Although no one was injured on the occasion, this incident had all the hallmarks of an accident waiting to happen. Accidents involving fork lift trucks account for a large proportion of accidents in the workplace and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that drivers are properly trained and use the equipment properly.

While you are searching for bendi lift trucks in and around Peterhead AB42 it might be worth considering that that the engine on gas and diesel lift trucks is very similar to that of a automobile. Therefore they can be maintained by a traditional mechanic, whereas an electric lift trucks will need different skills for maintenance.

Whilst you are looking for bendi lift trucks in and around Peterhead AB42 you might like to be aware that a business was fined over £50,000 when a 60 year old employee was crushed and later died as a result of his injuries. It was found that the lift truck had been going round a corner when its driver performed an emergency stop in order to avoid hitting a member of staff. However the sudden breaking cause a steel coil situated on the forks to fall off pinning the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no safe system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.