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Whilst you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around Orkney you might like to be aware that a timber merchant was fined over £100,000 following a fatal incident when a lift truck drove onto a public road and ran into a car. The raised forks of the truck punctured the windscreen of the car and stabbed the driver in the neck, killing him.
Whilst you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around Orkney you might like to be aware that a timber merchant was fined over £100,000 following a fatal incident when a lift truck drove onto a public road and ran into a car. The raised forks of the truck punctured the windscreen of the car and stabbed the driver in the neck, killing him.
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Tips for Lift Trucks in and around Orkney
While you are trying to find Lift Trucks in and around Orkney it might be worth considering that a good well maintained battery on an electric lift truck will generally last 5-7 years but can often last as long as ten years. However a battery’s life expectancy will diminish considerably if it is consistently run hard and not given sufficient time to cool down.
When you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around Orkney then be aware that with secondhand lift trucks the transmission might need to be checked by a technician especially if it makes any loud clanking sounds when you put it into gear, or any whirring sounds as if it needs oil.
Whilst you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around Orkney 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.
When you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around Orkney then be aware that with secondhand lift trucks the transmission might need to be checked by a technician especially if it makes any loud clanking sounds when you put it into gear, or any whirring sounds as if it needs oil.
Whilst you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around Orkney 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.
