Safety signs 'could have saved life'

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Safety signs 'could have saved life' Companies may be encouraged to erect safety signs in the workplace after a worker was tragically killed in Bourne.

A man died after the forklift truck he was driving toppled over and crushed him in August 2007.

Sean Porter was moving materials from one end of a factory to the other when he encountered a vehicle frame sticking out onto the unmarked gangway.

Raising the forks, he tried to proceed with his task, but hit the brakes upon hearing shouts from colleagues that he was going to hit the frame.

The change of force caused his load to hit the frame and his truck spun and overturned, crushing him to death.

Commenting, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector Jo Anderson said tragedies such as this could be avoided with proper safety signs.

"If vehicles including forklift trucks are to move around in the workplace it is vital that clearly marked gangways are in place and that the risks arising from the loads being carried are controlled," she stated.

The news follows a warning from the HSE after a worker in Glasgow fell through a hole in the floor, injuring himself.ADNFCR-1200-ID-19358103-ADNFCR

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