Whilst you are looking for second hand forklifts in and around Leicester LE94 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.

When you are trying to find second hand forklifts in and around Leicester LE94 then be aware that a 2ft load centre means that the maximum length of the load should not exceed 4ft. The lift capacity of the Lift truck decreases as the length of the load increases.

While you are searching for second hand forklifts in and around Leicester LE94 bear in mind that electric lift trucks run on batteries that require regular charging. On a new battery you can typically expect to get around 6 hours of running time from a standard 4 wheel lift truck. The batteries also need regular maintenance and are expensive to replace once their useful life has been exceeded.