Forklift Truck Safety

FORK LIFT TRUCK SAFETY: THE FACTS

Did you know?

• This year, around eight UK workers will be killed by fork lift trucks.
• Annually, more than 400 employees suffer amputations, fractures or dislocations, or need resuscitation or an overnight hospital stay, following fork lift accidents.
• More than one UK worker per day is seriously injured in a fork lift truck accident – more than cars and HGVs put together, (Defined by RIDDOR )
• More people are killed by fork lifts in September than any other month of the year.
• About two thirds of people killed by fork lift trucks are pedestrians
• There are an estimated 350,000 fork lift trucks currently working in Britain – many in public places like garden centres and DIY shops – so this message is for everyone.

The message for the public is simple:

Fork lift trucks are dangerous. If you see one, keep your distance.

The message for everyone is also simple:

PEDESTRIANS AND FORK LIFTS DON'T MIX!