When you are searching for Forklifts in and around Midlothian it might be worth considering that the forks on a second hand Lift truck might be bent and need replacing. The easiest way to test this is simply to put the mast in a vertical position and lower the forks to the floor then measure the height of the tip of the forks off the ground to see if both forks are the same.

Whilst you are looking for Forklifts in and around Midlothian you might like to be aware that the proprietor of a waste firm was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £6,000 following an incident when one of his employees died after the lift truck he was driving fell from a weighbridge and toppled on top of him causing fatal head injuries. It was found that the lift truck had no seatbelt and no railings had been provided.

Whilst you are looking for Forklifts in and around Midlothian you might like to be aware that a warehouseman who suffered a significant injury following an accident with a lift truck secured £150,000 in compensation with the support of his trade union and a firm of solicitors specialising in personal injury claims.