While you are looking for hyster electric forktrucks in and around scotland bear in mind that a worn steer axle on a secondhand lift truck can make it hard to manoeuvre and be quite costly to repair. Look at the wheels and if they are not perpendicular to the ground then this might be the problem.

Whilst you are looking for hyster electric forktrucks in and around scotland you might like to be aware that a man was awarded compensation to help pay for a specially adapted house for him to live in and round-the-clock care costs after the lift truck he was driving toppled over onto him and crushed him causing spinal and head injuries. It was found that his employer had allowed him to drive the lift truck without any training or a valid licence.

Whilst you are looking for hyster electric forktrucks in and around scotland 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.