While looking into vna lift trucks in and around Matlock DE4 you might like to be aware that a newspaper distribution company was fined £125,000 after a van driver suffered severe head injuries when he was hit in the head by a reversing lift truck with a raised load. It was found that the lift truck driver had reversed without looking.

When you are trying to find vna lift trucks in and around Matlock DE4 then be aware that a 2ft load centre means that the maximum length of the load should not exceed 4ft. The lift capacity of the Lift truck decreases as the length of the load increases.

Whilst you are looking for vna lift trucks in and around Matlock DE4 you might like to be aware that a lift truck driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 after an incident in which he was driving a lift truck with a stack of 12 modular sheds. The sheds obscured the drivers vision and as a result he hit a fellow employee with the load causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. In this case the employer had employed an in-house lift 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.