When you are trying to find cheap lift trucks in and around scotland 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 cheap lift trucks in and around scotland 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.

If you are searching for cheap lift trucks in and around scotland you might like to be aware that an 18 year old worker had to have his leg amputated after it was crushed when the lift truck he was driving overturned in a pothole. It was later found that he was not trained or qualified to drive the lift truck.