While looking into fork lift hire in and around Bargoed CF81 you might like to be aware that a newspaper distribution company was fined £125,000 after a van driver suffered severe head injuries when he was hit in the head by a reversing lift truck with a raised load. It was found that the lift truck driver had reversed without looking.

When you are searching for fork lift hire in and around Bargoed CF81 then be aware that electric lift trucks are virtually emission free, extremely quiet, generally experience fewer breakdowns and on average tend to cost about 25% less to operate and maintain than internal combustion gas or diesel lift trucks.

Whilst you are looking for fork lift hire in and around Bargoed CF81 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.