While investigating leasing gas forktrucks in and around Rochdale OL10 you might wish to be aware that a forklift driver also has a legal duty to ensure the safety of others. In one case a forklift driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 plus costs after an incident in which he hit a fellow employee causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. The driver''s vision was impaired by the load he was carrying. In this case the employer had employed an in-house forklift 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.

Whilst trying to find leasing gas forktrucks in and around Rochdale OL10 you may wish to know that a warehouse employee became trapped under the forklift he was driving, after it fell over on to him causing his death.

Whilst researching leasing gas forktrucks in and around Rochdale OL10 you may like to know that some businesses have created up to 50% more storage space in their existing warehouses by replacing their fleet of standard counterbalance forklift trucks with articulated counterbalance forklifts. Articulated forklift trucks are able to operate in much narrower aisles than standard counterbalance and reach trucks.