Whilst you are looking for fork lift truck hire in and around Northumberland 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.

If you are trying to find fork lift truck hire in and around Northumberland bear in mind that lift trucks are a highly mobile commodity with a turnover rate not that dissimilar to the auto trade. They are bought and sold all the time and some people make a living out of buying them at auctions and reselling them at a profit.

When you are trying to find fork lift truck hire in and around Northumberland 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.