Whilst you are looking for used gas forklifts in and around Shropshire 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.

While you are looking for used gas forklifts in and around Shropshire it might be worth considering that electric lift trucks are a necessity in certain environments such as food applications that require going in and out of refrigerators and freezers because both gas and diesel lift trucks give off emissions that can contaminate the food.

While you are trying to find used gas forklifts in and around Shropshire you might like to note that untrained operators pose such a significant safety risk in the workplace that employers are legally obliged to train staff to use lift trucks safely. Lift Truck Safety Awareness Courses gives managers and supervisors an understanding of basic lift truck handling principles, risks and safety guidelines so that they can ensure short-cuts do not work themselves into daily routines.