While looking for a forklift for sale in and around Oxfordshire it is worth knowing that safety features are not only important for health and safety reasons but there is also a potential cost savings in reduced insurance premiums and in the amount of damage to goods and property.

If you are researching a forklift for sale in and around Oxfordshire you may wish to know that a business was fined over £50,000 when an employee was crushed to death. A forklift driver had performed an emergency stop while going round a corner in order to avoid hitting another member of staff. However the sudden braking caused the goods being carried to fall off and pin the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.

Whilst you are looking for a forklift for sale in and around Oxfordshire you might like to be aware that employers who operate forklift trucks need to carry out risk assessments and have clear procedures in place for their operation.