When you are searching for cheap lift trucks in and around Manchester M32 you might like to note that in some circumstances it can be more cost effective to rebuild/refurbish an existing lift truck rather than purchase or lease a new Lift truck.

Whilst you are looking for cheap lift trucks in and around Manchester M32 you might like to be aware that a 50 year old warehouseman received over £50,000 in compensation when his leg was crushed between a wall and a broken down Lift truck he was helping to move. It was found that the employer had inadequate safety measures in place and no safe system for dealing with broken down lift trucks.

Whilst you are looking for cheap lift trucks in and around Manchester M32 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.