If you are researching forklift leasing in and around Perth & Kinross you may wish to know that a business was fined over £50,000 when an employee was crushed to death. A forklift driver had performed an emergency stop while going round a corner in order to avoid hitting another member of staff. However the sudden braking caused the goods being carried to fall off and pin the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.

While searching for forklift leasing in and around Perth & Kinross bear in mind that articulated forklift trucks are versatile and are available in both electric powered and gas powered. Aisle Master is one of several well established brands which is known for build quality and reliability.

If you are investigating forklift leasing in and around Perth & Kinross it may be important to know that a company was fined £20,000 plus over £11,000 in costs after one of its workers was killed in a forklift truck incident. The company was prosecuted under the Health & Safety at Work Act for failing to use trained staff to drive its forklift trucks and which put the safety of all its work force at risk.