Problem: Three 205 litre drums filled with liquid were being transported across the chemical plant using the drum lifting attachment. The FLT operator lost control going round a mini roundabout and dropped one of the drums onto the road. No spillages occurred, but the FLT became unstable and nearly fell onto its side. The operator was new to the process plant. When questioned, they blamed the congestion on the other side of the mini roundabout where three lorries were present at the time. The operator did not see the lorries straight away due to the load being carried, and they had to brake suddenly to avoid a collision. During the investigation the operator admitted to driving at a speed of around 32km/h (20mph), and driving over the mini roundabout instead of around it. One of the FLT's fork locking pins was also found on the road near to where the drum fell. What else could cause the instability of FLTs around the process plant? Need Assignment Help?