When you are looking for used electric forklifts in and around Essex 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.

When you are looking for used electric forklifts in and around Essex it might be worth considering that the average 4 wheel sit-down ride-on lift truck will need at least a 10ft aisle to operate comfortably and a 3 wheel electric lift truck is generally easier to manoeuvre.

Whilst you are looking for used electric forklifts in and around Essex 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.