When you are searching for a forklift lift truck in and around Somerset it might be worth considering that the forks on a second hand Lift truck might be bent and need replacing. The easiest way to test this is simply to put the mast in a vertical position and lower the forks to the floor then measure the height of the tip of the forks off the ground to see if both forks are the same.

When you are looking for a forklift lift truck in and around Somerset it might be worth considering that the average 4 wheel sit-down ride-on lift truck will need at least a 10ft aisle to operate comfortably and a 3 wheel electric lift truck is generally easier to manoeuvre.

Whilst you are looking for a forklift lift truck in and around Somerset 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.