One day in 1957, Marcel Braud, the founder of Manitou, thought up the principle of an original device by turning around the shape of a farm tractor and adding to it a lifting mast and hydraulic steering?
Thus the world's first rough-terrain forklift-truck was born. It proved the company's success and led to it becoming world famous. Manitou now has a presence in over 120 countries.
Tip – When you are searching for Manitou Forklifts in and around Neath Port Talbot remember that specialist trucks are available such as 4-way lift, bend in the middle, side-lifts etc, but in general these are all more expensive and are most cost-effective when used intensively for specialist work.
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When searching for Manitou Forklifts in and around Neath Port Talbot you might like to note that untrained operators pose such a significant safety risk in the workplace that employers are legally obliged to train staff in their safe operation. Lift Truck Safety Awareness Courses also give managers and supervisors an understanding of basic lift truck handling principles, risks and safety guidelines in order that they can ensure safe practice.
If you are researching Manitou Forklifts in and around Neath Port Talbot you may wish to know that a business was fined over £50,000 when an employee was crushed to death. A forklift driver had performed an emergency stop while going round a corner in order to avoid hitting another member of staff. However the sudden braking caused the goods being carried to fall off and pin the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.
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