Whilst you are looking for lift truck companies in and around Bristol BS32 you might like to be aware that a manufacturing company was fined £30,000 after a young worker was pinned by a lift truck against a wall and killed instantly. A lift truck was unloading a lorry in a narrow street when an oncoming vehicle forced it to reverse rapidly to get out of its way. The lift truck driver did not see the young worker leaving from the rear exit and hit him with the rear of his vehicle.

While you are searching for lift truck companies in and around Bristol BS32 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 lift truck companies in and around Bristol BS32 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.