While investigating rental of reach fork truck in and around Longhope GL17 you might wish to be aware that a forklift driver also has a legal duty to ensure the safety of others. In one case a forklift driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 plus costs after an incident in which he hit a fellow employee causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. The driver''s vision was impaired by the load he was carrying. In this case the employer had employed an in-house forklift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.

Whilst looking for rental of reach fork truck in and around Longhope GL17 you should be aware that a bakery was fined £25,000 plus costs of £30,000 following an accident in which an employee was killed and another severely injured when they used a forklift to raise a 2 tonne dough mixing machine in order to access a broken drive belt.

Whilst you are looking for rental of reach fork truck in and around Longhope GL17 you might like to be aware that an employee was run over by a forklift truck resulting in both his legs being broken, leaving him unable to walk for almost two years. This was one of two forklift incidents that led to the employer being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.