Whilst you are looking for lift trucks to hire in and around Ipswich IP8 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.

When you are trying to find lift trucks to hire in and around Ipswich IP8 then be aware that a 2ft load centre means that the maximum length of the load should not exceed 4ft. The lift capacity of the Lift truck decreases as the length of the load increases.

Tip - During your research into lift trucks to hire near Ipswich IP8 remember that even in the best companies things can go wrong – be suspicious of a supplier that says they never have any problems!