If you are looking for yale electric forklift trucks in and around Ballymena BT42 then be aware that a factory worker was awarded damages of £40,000 when an electric reach truck slid into warehouse racking crushing his foot which eventually resulted in partial amputation.

Whilst researching yale electric forklift trucks in and around Ballymena BT42 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.

Whilst looking for yale electric forklift trucks in and around Ballymena BT42 it might be worth considering that if you already own a forklift and are purchasing another one because you need to upgrade for any number of reasons, then it will usually pay you not to mention that you have a forklift to trade in until you have negotiated the best price on the new forklift.

If you are researching yale electric forklift trucks in and around Ballymena BT42 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 investigating yale electric forklift trucks in and around Ballymena BT42 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.