Whilst you are looking for secondhand forklifts in and around Rutland 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 secondhand forklifts in and around Rutland then be aware that retired rental lift trucks can be a good option if you are looking for a used lift truck, as are lease returns, repossessions and demonstration machines.

Whilst you are looking for secondhand forklifts in and around Rutland you might like to be aware that a newspaper company settled a claim for £140,000 accepting 85% liability for an accident where an employee was knocked off a ladder by an automated guided electric lift truck. The employee broke his wrist and under advice from his consultant had to retire from his printing job.