While investigating companies selling reach truck in and around Aberdeenshire 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.

If you are trying to find companies selling reach truck in and around Aberdeenshire bear in mind that faulty brakes on a used / second-hand forklift can result in severe injury as well as damage to goods and equipment. The importance of good brakes on a forklift cannot be over-emphasised.

Whilst investigating companies selling reach truck in and around Aberdeenshire be aware that electric forklifts are not good for climbing ramps and if you have steep ramps you are much better off with an internal combustion gas or diesel forklift truck.