While investigating in and around Cardiff 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 researching in and around Cardiff statists suggest that up to 70% of forklift truck accidents kill or injure someone who was not driving the truck at the time, meaning that any employee or visitor to a site that operates forklift trucks could be at risk.

If you are investigating in and around Cardiff it may help to be aware that if you only need to offload goods once a week, move them into a warehouse or storage area; set them on the ground; break down the pallets and position the goods where needed then an inexpensive used or second-hand forklift will probably be more than adequate.