Whilst you are looking for electric counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland 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.

If you are investigating electric counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland you should be aware that a newspaper distribution company was fined £125,000 when a van driver suffered severe head injuries after being hit in the head by a reversing forklift. The forklift driver had reversed without looking.

While you are researching electric counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland it may help you to know that an articulated forklift truck can work in narrower aisle than either a reach or counterbalance forklift and therefore could help to increase storage capacity by up to 50%.

Whilst trying to find electric counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland be aware that a DIY shop was fined over £500,000 plus costs of £250,000 as a result of an accident in which a female customer was killed when a forklift reversed into her. The forklift driver had been working without a look-out and as a result had not seen the customer.

While investigating electric counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland make sure you check for black smoke coming out of the exhaust during operation. This is usually a carburettor problem and on a diesel forklift can be caused by worn injectors or a worn injector pump.