Pallet Trucks UK are speaking out on the subject of training and employee safety after a new report found that 50% of managers in a survey couldn’t identify incorrect operation of a hand pallet truck as a hazard.
The survey, which was carried out by Mentor Training, also found that there are 4,500 injuries involving hand pallet trucks and similar handling aids every year. The report then went on to show that, of the 1,300 managers they interviewed, more than half couldn’t spot the signs of incorrect operation, which could potentially be leading to these pallet truck injuries.
Pallet Trucks UK is a celebrated national supplier of manual handling aids like the ones in the report – and they are urging all businesses to be more pro-active and focused on their safety and training policies.
Phil Chesworth, Managing Director of Pallet Trucks UK, says, “These statistics are fairly worrying – they show that many managers can’t spot these risks and therefore can’t act to prevent injuries. Plus, if their managers don’t know how to safely operate this equipment, what chance do the employees have?
