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The operators of all heavy machinery should be correctly trained in their use and undertake refresher lessons if the machine is updated or if the worker's current operator certificate expires. Failure by the company to train their employees could result in a forklift truck accident.
Where vehicles and pedestrian workers conduct their roles within the same area, without any markings or barriers to separate the two, there is a higher risk of worker injury.
However, there is also a danger to employees when forklifts are overloaded. If workers lift too much weight on the forks or pick up too high a pile of items, the driver's view ahead may be obstructed, the machine's forks could break, the vehicle could tip over, or the load might become unstable and fall onto a co-worker.
In all of these cases, the vehicle driver and anyone nearby at the time of the accident could sustain severe personal injury or even die as a result of a heavy or sharp object's impact.
Furthermore, after an incident as occurred, many more people could sustain injuries if the load opens and is a dangerous chemical or other unstable or poisonous substance.
For these reasons it is very important that employers mark out a clear area for vehicles, and separate paths for any pedestrian workers, plus only allow fully trained people to drive or load potentially hazardous vehicles.
Workers should be assigned their roles depending on their physical strength, health, and training so as to reduce the possibility of a compensation claim being made for pain, suffering, and resulting loss of earnings.
Forklift truck accidents resulting from poor or absent training course
By avoiding training staff, companies may think that they are saving themselves time and money. Yet if an incident occurs they could be fined and prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and also have legal action taken against them by the victim or their family.
If you believe that you are eligible to receive damages from your employer, then contact YouClaim on 0800 10 757 95 or talk over the internet with one of our advisers.
Alternatively, you could simply request a call back regarding your forklift truck accident, or fill in a short online claim form with a few basic details of your case.
