Environmental awareness may still be a "feel good" issue in many industries, but as we read in this week's
Safety First column, for forklift owners, it's a pressing safety matter. While internal combustion engine vehicles dominate the global forklift fleet, we need to remember that harmful gases are virtually unavoidable. Clearly, the industry has to clean up its act, whether through smarter engine technology, battery power, or, as we show in one of our stories, through human power. That option, however, may not be for everybody - or every body.