While investigating forklift leasing in and around Nottinghamshire you should be aware that a business was fined £2,000 and plus costs when a Health and safety Executive inspector found a worker being lifted eight feet into the air on a forklift truck to fit a company sign on the building. Although no one was hurt this incident had all the hallmarks of an accident waiting to happen. Accidents involving fork lift trucks make up a significant proportion of accidents in the workplace and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that drivers receive proper training and that equipment is used correctly.

Whilst looking for forklift leasing in and around Nottinghamshire remember that that although older forklift trucks are not always as user friendly as newer models they will usually get the job done just as well.

While you are researching forklift leasing in and around Nottinghamshire it may help you to know that a farming company was fined £35,000 ] plus costs when an employee was killed by being crushed against a mobile cleaning machine by a forklift truck.