While searching for hire forklift in and around Essex you might like to be aware that a farming company was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £17,000 after an incident where an employee died when he was crushed against a mobile cleaning machine by a lift truck. He had finished processing wheat seeds when his colleague got onto the lift truck to move the last bag. When the driver started the vehicle it suddenly moved forward, trapping him against the machine.

Tip - During your research into hire forklift near Essex remember that even in the best companies things can go wrong – be suspicious of a supplier that says they never have any problems!

When you are searching for hire forklift in and around Essex it might be worth considering that the forks on a second hand Lift truck might be bent and need replacing. The easiest way to test this is simply to put the mast in a vertical position and lower the forks to the floor then measure the height of the tip of the forks off the ground to see if both forks are the same.