When you are searching for used forklifts for sale in and around East Cowes PO32 you might like to note that forks vary in length and need to be considered bearing in mind the lift trucks intended application. A long set of forks will reduce the aisle width that the lift truck can turn or right angle stack in.

Tip - If you are considering used forklifts for sale near East Cowes PO32 it may be useful to you to know that in the UK a standard pallet is around 2tonnes in weight and therefore a standard forklift will carry up to 2.5tonnes.

Whilst you are looking for used forklifts for sale in and around East Cowes PO32 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.