When you are looking for linde counterbalanced forklifts in and around wales it is worth noting that better safety features available on newer lift trucks are not only important for health and safety, there is also a potential cost saving in lower insurance premiums and a reduction in the amount of damage to goods and property.

While you are searching for linde counterbalanced forklifts in and around wales remember that electric lift trucks are quiet with virtually no fume emissions, except for some hydrogen emission when the unit is charging. They also usually have fewer breakdowns than internal combustion engines.

Whilst you are looking for linde counterbalanced forklifts in and around wales you might like to be aware that a lift truck driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 after an incident in which he was driving a lift truck with a stack of 12 modular sheds. The sheds obscured the drivers vision and as a result he hit a fellow employee with the load causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. In this case the employer had employed an in-house lift 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.