BETTER TRAINING IN THE USE OF FORKLIFT TRUCKS COULD PREVENT A QUARTER OF TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS AT WORK

June 4th, 2008 Hinchliffes

Insurers for employers are recommending more staff training as part of a safety campaign to help prevent transport accidents in the workplace.

Figures provided by the Health and Safety Executive indicate that one quarter of all workplace transport incidents involve forklift trucks, and it is felt that additional training could help prevent a work accident from occurring. In the event of an accident, if injuries are sustained, this could result in claims for personal injury compensation.

In the workplace forklift trucks can be particularly dangerous and can result in accidents involving workers being struck or run over, or being hit by something that has fallen from the vehicle. Other accidents can happen when workers themselves fall from the vehicle, or when it is overturned.

Often this type of accident happens because the worker operates the vehicle incorrectly or fails to follow training procedures.

COMMENT:-

The key to minimising the dangers associated with the use of forklift trucks is effective training, supervision and good co-operation between employers and employees.

In 2006 forklift trucks were cited as being the cause of around 2,000 reported incidents, leading to 7 fatalities. If they are not used with care, they pose a significant danger to both the driver and other people in the vicinity.

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