When you are looking for forklift truck hire in and around Penicuik EH26 it is worth noting that better safety features available on newer lift trucks are not only important for health and safety, there is also a potential cost saving in lower insurance premiums and a reduction in the amount of damage to goods and property.

Whilst you are looking for forklift truck hire in and around Penicuik EH26 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 forklift truck hire in and around Penicuik EH26 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.