articleLorry driver injured after lifting beam used incorrectly
Two companies have been fined after a lorry driver suffered multiple injuries while loading his lorry.
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articleDriver hit by forklift as segregation ignored
Risk assessment had failed to spot need to segregate pedestrians and forklifts in the Goods In and Out area.
articleThe danger of commoditisation
Andrew Georgiou, general manager at Stertil Dock Products is worried by a trend towards the commoditisation of loading bay equipment.
articleEmployee crushed after firm ignores paper reel loading advice
A Hertfordshire-based company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a 3.2 tonne reel of paper at its premises in Essex.
productAudit to boost safety
Thorworld Industries is advocating a simple solution to warehouse operators who are struggling with downtime, poor performance or health & safety issues – to conduct an audit of their loading/unloading infrastructure to determine cost-effective fixes.
articleStevedores fined after trailer fall injury
A Glamorgan stevedoring company has been fined for breaking safety legislation after an employee suffered severe leg injuries falling from a trailer.
articleQVC benefits from the ‘waterfall effect’
Home shopping channel QVC approached Newland Conveyors to implement the automatic loading of cartons into its trailers.
articleAdvice on loading bay accessories
There are a essential loading bay requirements that all companies require, whatever the configuration of their loading bay, says Thorworld.
articleWorker loses leg after forklift drops heavy load
A Tameside factory worker had to have part of his left leg amputated after he was struck by an 850kg metal frame being delivered to a plant in Glossop, a court has heard.
articleDoors for 24 hour operation
Parcel carrier takes on 17 Stertil doors in major refurbishment. Doors include insulated models and high speed versions.
productDelivery driver killed as forklift drops load
A Sheffield steel company has been sentenced after a catalogue of safety failings led to a 42-year-old worker being killed when he was knocked off his lorry and then crushed by a three-tonnes load of steel tubes.
articleAmazon spends £3.5m on loading bay safety
The online retail giant has made the very significant investment in the Combilok vehicle restraint system from Stertil Dock Products for 14 Amazon sites throughout Europe.
articleAmazon spends £3.5m on loading bay safety
The online retail giant has made the very significant investment in the Combilok vehicle restraint system from Stertil Dock Products for 14 Amazon sites throughout Europe.
productCustomised loading
Manufacturer of automotive lighting and electronics, Hella, is using a bespoke loading and unloading solution from Thorworld Industries at its new UK premises.
articleAiming for safety ‘gold star’
Safety is one of a number of key benefits brought by effective entrance systems argues Allan Stockdale, sales director of industrial doors and docking solutions at ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems.
articleHighlighting common risks
Forklift operations in warehouse loading bays can pose a number of potential safety risks, says Laura Nelson, managing director of workplace transport training accrediting body, RTITB.
articleDon’t take a cartoon approach
A near miss doesn’t have to be a ‘Tom and Jerry’ style last second leap out of the way of danger, attendees were told at the Safer Logistics Seminar Theatre. Simon Duddy reports.
productActive management system
To ensure the ongoing safety, reliability and productivity of equipment in the loading bay, Transdek UK believes it is imperative that fully trained service technicians with the relevant knowledge and expertise should carry out regular scheduled servicing.
newsFire chiefs say sprinklers contained Sainsbury’s DC blaze
Blaze starts in a lorry parked outside the Charlton DC loading bay but doesn’t spread far into the warehouse.
newsLoading bay firms can join for free
The Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers (ALEM) is offering provisional membership of the association, at no cost, until the end of 2015.
