Whilst you are looking for diesel lift trucks in and around Cardiff 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.

Whilst you are looking for diesel lift trucks in and around Cardiff 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 looking for diesel lift trucks in and around Cardiff then be aware that there are many things that will affect the lift truck operators comfort level. It could be an old style lift truck that is awkward to work with or a lift truck that only allows the operator to get on and off it from one side.