Following the statistics on “Workplace Fatalities including those Involving Forklift Trucks” in our last News Article, in this one we report on a serious forklift truck accident, causing life changing injuries. A press release from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on 16 April 2026, alerted us on an accident involving a forklift truck which caused […]

Health and safety Executive (HSE) has recently released a report on Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain in 2024/25 reported under RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations). There were 124 fatal accidents in year 24/25. These statistics include deaths reported to the four main enforcing authorities for health and safety at work,

In this article we look at the key trends in the forklift truck industry for 2026. The forklift industry in UK and worldwide is seeing a number of innovations. The drive towards electrification and automation is gathering pace, but we believe automation will take time and will be expensive for smaller companies. The key trends

Slips and trips are a common hazard in the workplace, accounting for over a third of all major injuries and can also lead to other types of accidents such as falls from height or into machinery like a forklift truck. As cold weather and darker evening draw in, the risk of slips and trips increases

In the last News Article, we talked about the Common Forklift Truck Accidents. However, accidents can happen in any environments and conditions and in the most unexpected places. Although most commonly found in warehouses and factories, forklift trucks are used practically in every facet of life including ports, construction sites and farms. In this article

Forklift truck accidents occur often in warehouses and other industrial settings. According to Forklift Truck Association, now part of UK Material Handling Association about 1300 accidents are reported yearly. However, the number of fatalities from forklift truck accidents have greatly reduced in recent years. In this News Article, we look as the most common forklift

We have experienced a scorching summer so far this year and we are only in July. Weather forecasters say that the number of days with temperatures over 300C has trebled in recent years. The hot weather has an impact on both the forklift trucks and their operators. Here we look at the possible risks and

The equipment available for work at height includes scaffolding, tower scaffolds, mobile elevating working platforms (MEWPs), staircases, platforms and portable ladders. The use of an appropriate and suitable method of access will depend on the nature of the task to be carried out, the frequency of occurrence, the duration of the work and the availability

A medical examination is not mandatory for forklift operators. However, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommends that all forklift operators undergo a medical. This raises the question as to the requirement of medical fitness for a forklift operator. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) says that for most forklift operators, a standard fitness equivalent