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22/09/2008
Employers warned about vehicle safety |
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UK employers have been warned that safety of vehicles and workers should be of paramount importance following an accident involving a forklift truck.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned organisations that they need to ensure that both vehicles and pedestrians can move about the workplace without causing any danger.
The warning was issued following a case on Friday (September 18th) where Northampton-based firm NYK Logistics was fined thousands of pounds after an accident which caused an employee to have her leg amputated.
Lisa Ramos, an administrative worker, was hit by a forklift truck while she was doing some paperwork at a warehouse in Derby in 2006. Her injuries were so bad that she had to have her left leg cut off below the knee.
Derby Crown Court fined £20,000, as well as £5,941 in costs and HSE inspector Andrew Turner observed that her accident need not have happened at all if NYK had carried out some basic checks.
He explained: "NYK [should have] taken a few simple measures such as ensuring Ms Ramos' duties didn't involve her having to walk across a vehicle loading area or putting barriers in place to prevent pedestrian access."
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