When you are looking for hire forklift in and around Derbyshire it is worth noting that better safety features available on newer lift trucks are not only important for health and safety, there is also a potential cost saving in lower insurance premiums and a reduction in the amount of damage to goods and property.

When you are trying to find hire forklift in and around Derbyshire bear in mind that you need to have a lift truck that will handle the heaviest load you expect to handle, whether or not that shipment occurs once a day, once a week or once a month.

Whilst you are looking for hire forklift in and around Derbyshire you might like to be aware that an employer was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay over £800 in costs when a HSE inspector noticed an employee being lifted eight feet into the air on a lift truck to fit a company sign to their own premises. Although no one was injured on the occasion, this incident had all the hallmarks of an accident waiting to happen. Accidents involving fork lift trucks account for a large proportion of accidents in the workplace and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that drivers are properly trained and use the equipment properly.