In our last blog, we talked about what a forklift operator should expect from the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) visit. In this blog we look at a case study of the HSE inspector’s visit to a forklift operator. In 2019, the HSE inspector made a routine visit to a stone handling company. It found issues with …
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In our last blog, Ruth Wallace of Wallace School of Transport alluded to the need to keep a full training record of forklift truck drivers, especially in case of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation. An HSE inspector can visit at any time and may arrive without warning. The highest incidence of workplace accidents involve …
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In the current climate with inflation at about 10%, fuel prices going through the roof and pressure to increase wages to combat cost of living crisis, most companies are going through difficult times and are tightening their belts by cutting out non-essential spending. However, forklift driver refresher training should not be part of your cost …
In the last blog, we highlighted forklift truck accidents that could have been prevented if the right procedures were in place. You can minimise the chances of accidents but it is difficult to completely eliminate them due to human factors. One of these is the forklift driver fatigue. Fatigue is defined as the state of …
This year the National Forklift Safety Day was held on 14 June 2022. It is a global event and this year’s focus was on Operator Training. As mentioned in a number of blogs recently, about a quarter of all workplace accidents involve a forklift truck and hence it is vitally important that the forklift truck …
Wallace Forklift Training has previously highlighted the risks involved in forklift truck operations. About a quarter of all workplace accidents involve a forklift truck. Other than training and ensuring that the forklift truck route and pedestrians are kept separate wherever possible, there are a number of safety features available that reduces the risks of accidents. …
With near double-digit inflation with prices of everything rising, businesses have to juggle costs to survive. If you need to increase warehouse capacity, moving to larger premises is one option but the costs will go up including rent, business rates and heating and lighting bills. However, another option is to stack goods even higher. You …
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Deciding on whether to buy, hire or lease a forklift truck depends on the individual needs and circumstances of the company. In this blog we look at the pros and cons of hiring, buying, or leasing a forklift truck. Hiring a Forklift Truck Hiring a forklift truck or a fleet does not need large upfront …
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In the last blog we highlighted the fatal forklift truck accident at Boss Scaffolding Limited and the costs it incurred following the Health and Safety Executive investigation which included a suspended prison sentence for the director. In this blog we look further into the safety of workers involved in the forklift truck incidents as reported by UK Material …
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A recent press release from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlights the case of Shaun Flynn who died of his injuries following a forklift truck accident. Mr Flynn had just finished loading a lorry in the yard of Boss Scaffolding Limited when he was struck from behind by the raised forks of a moving counterbalance forklift …
