When you are looking for lift trucks in and around Herefordshire bear in mind that two of the most important safety issues are lift truck stability and control of the load. Statistics show that tip-overs and falling loads are the two most common causes of accidents and injuries.

While you are trying to find lift trucks in and around Herefordshire you might like to note that untrained operators pose such a significant safety risk in the workplace that employers are legally obliged to train staff to use lift trucks safely. Lift Truck Safety Awareness Courses gives managers and supervisors an understanding of basic lift truck handling principles, risks and safety guidelines so that they can ensure short-cuts do not work themselves into daily routines.

Whilst you are looking for lift trucks in and around Herefordshire 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.