If you are looking for Forklifts in and around Perth & Kinross you might like to note that a prudent second hand lift truck purchaser will consider the lift truck manufacturer/model as well as the truck's history and condition.

Whilst you are looking for Forklifts in and around Perth & Kinross 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 searching for Forklifts in and around Perth & Kinross you might like to be aware that an 18 year old worker had to have his leg amputated after it was crushed when the lift truck he was driving overturned in a pothole. It was later found that he was not trained or qualified to drive the lift truck.