Wills - Latest News 06 October 2008

Forklift driver prosecuted by HSE- 11/04/2008[top]

A forklift truck driver has been successfully prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after serious injuries were caused to a colleague.

On Monday (April 7th) Gerrard Wyatt pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of other persons under Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

He was handed a £1,650 fine at Worcester Crown Court following the incident, in which Mr Wyatt was driving a rough terrain forklift truck with a load so big his vision was obscured.

HSE's investigating inspector Anne Robinson said: "It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

"Mr Wyatt's employer had employed an in-house forklift truck trainer and Mr Wyatt had received regular refresher training and re-testing."

A fellow employee who was hit by the load Mr Wyatt was carrying suffered a fractures pelvis in the accident.

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