productDisciplined service approach
Hart Doors Systems’ recently restructured service facility through the appointment of Gordon Kipling as service manager is paying dividends through a significant level of new business.
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articleGuide to loading bay safety
The Health & Safety Executive offers a wealth of information on making the loading bay safer. Here is our summary of the basics.
productMan hit by forklift because walkway was blocked
The Goods Out area of ECO Plastic’s warehouse had a designated pedestrian walkway but that was blocked due to building work and the company had not provided an alternative safe route for pedestrians.
articleYusen Logistics fails to protect agency worker in loading bay
A leading logistics firm has been prosecuted after an agency worker fell from a loading ramp at their site on the Isle of Grain in Kent.
articleLoading bays restored in DC refurbishment
A vacant food distribution centre in Leicestershire has been undergoing a process of refurbishment and modernisation in order to bring it back up to an operational standard.
newsA Christmas menu from Hormann
With seasonal goods already on the way to the UK and clothing retailers stocking shelves with winter woolies, have you thought about Christmas yet?
articleTop tips for avoiding drive-aways
Excellent safety advice here, from logistics professionals themselves, through the Labyrinth Safety Circle.
articlePrevention better than cure
Mark Moore, service manager at industrial and garage door manufacturer Hörmann, explains how preventative maintenance contracts are central to good health and safety planning.
articleTaking a view on safety and regulations
The Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers manufacture and supply a wide range of products used for materials handling applications. Here, ALEM answers frequently asked questions from customers.
productOn-board load monitoring
RDS Technology offers a range of on-board weighing systems for Forklift trucks – the Liftalert, Liftlog 100 and the Liftlog 100+. These systems offer load monitoring and weighing functions with an internal alarm to warn when load threshold is approached and at the overload point.
articleLoading bay management goes online with launch of interactive app
An interactive app designed to make bay management quicker, easier and more accessible has been launched by 3T Group.
articleLorry driver injured after lifting beam used incorrectly
Two companies have been fined after a lorry driver suffered multiple injuries while loading his lorry.
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.
