If you are looking for cheap reach fork lift truck in and around Cheshire 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.

If you are researching cheap reach fork lift truck in and around Cheshire 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.

When searching for cheap reach fork lift truck in and around Cheshire it may be worth knowing that that hourly application is generally the key to identifying which forklift to buy. The hours of usage per day for the forklift will be in direct proportion to what you will expect to pay.

Whilst you are looking for cheap reach fork lift truck in and around Cheshire you might like to be aware that employers who operate forklift trucks need to carry out risk assessments and have clear procedures in place for their operation.

Tip - If you are investigating cheap reach fork lift truck near Cheshire it might help you to know that in the UK we use the term “forklift” but in America and other parts of the world “forktruck” is more common. Ultimately though whatever name we use, we mean the same thing.