Details of a Workington firm's training and health and safety policies have been revealed on day two of an inquest into a delivery driver's death.

Richard Andrew Brown, of Bristol Road, Hull, died at Howdens Joinery at Clay Flatts, on November 10, 2014.

The lorry driver got trapped between a fork lift truck, which was unloading heavy pallets, and his vehicle.

The inquest is taking place, with a jury, at Cleator Moor Civic Hall.

On Monday, evidence was given by Steven Boyd, from the Health and Safety Executive, who said the rating capacity of the fork lift truck was 1,520kg. But the load in this fatal incident was 2,160kg.

The fork lift truck, driven by Alan Howlett, of Howdens, had tipped forward, trapping Mr Brown.

Yesterday (Tuesday), the jury was told that roughly 20 worktops could be put on each pallet. On this occasion, one had 22 worktops on and the other had 24. The pallets were not bound together.

A number of staff, including Mr Howlett, gave evidence about the fork lift training they received.

He said he completed three days basic training in 2003 and carried out regular refresher courses. There are policies to follow, he said, including the Operators Safety Code and other safety documents. These included instructions not to lift a load if it exceeds the weight of rated capacity.

He said after basic training he "observed what the practise was at the time" on site.

Mr Howlett said he was not made aware about weights of items.

But, Alan Banner, of PE Training and Irene Kennedy of Scottish Fork Lift Training Service, said they tell all trainees how much, on average, worktops weigh [45 kg each].

Mr Banner said the basic training includes how to assess loads using the fork lift truck's data plates. These indicate the maximum weight of loads.

Mrs Kennedy said Mr Howlett completed a refresher course in 2012, which included a theory and practical test, and there was "no concerns".

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Evidence was given by Wayne Prescott, a warehouse operative at Howdens at Keswick, who spoke about training. And he had also worked with Mr Brown on the day of his death, as he delivered items to the depot prior to travelling to Workington.

Mr Prescott two occasions during the unloading process, Mr Brown had walked towards the pallet and the vehicles. He said he spoke to Mr Brown on both occasions, as he had not followed the health and safety procedures.

The inquest continues.