If you are looking for hire forklifts in and around Lewisham London SE14 then be aware that there are many things that will affect the lift truck operators comfort level. It could be an old style lift truck that is awkward to work with or a lift truck that only allows the operator to get on and off it from one side.

Whilst you are looking for hire forklifts in and around Lewisham London SE14 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.

Whilst you are looking for hire forklifts in and around Lewisham London SE14 you might like to be aware that an employee was injured when the lift truck he was operating fell down a gap between a refrigerated trailer and a loading platform. This was one of two lift truck incidents that led to the business being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.