Whilst you are looking for second hand forklifts in and around Berkshire 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.

While you are looking for second hand forklifts in and around Berkshire you might like to note that electric lift trucks do not like getting rained on as the rain usually causes problems with the electric systems causing them to short out. This can often result in the lift truck needing a day or two to dry out before it will start again.

If you are looking for second hand forklifts in and around Berkshire remember that lift trucks with a rugged exterior body will help resist damage and lower the cost of ownership.