just a quick point about keeping shift check sheets, we had a chap who had left the business and was experiencing back problems and wanted to claim that the condition of the seat on the truck was a contributing factor to his injury. We keep the check sheets for the life of the truck (5 years) and could show that he had never once reported that the seat was damaged. i try to get the guys to realise how important it is that the daily check sheet is actually completed and that the checks are done. Its in every bodies interest to really do them.