newsLorry hits forklift killing driver
Food manufacturer AAK is being prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive after a forklift driver was killed at one of its factories in the North West.
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productHead protection
Head protection is required in almost every industry where there is a risk of being injured by falling objects or when working in areas of restricted head space.
productFood manufacturer boosts warehouse safety
Convenience foods manufacturer Greencore has installed Castell’s drive-away prevention system Salvo at four UK sites.
newsLinde releases Safety Pilot FLT driver assistance
The Linde Safety Pilot system will be introduced at Linde’s “World of Material Handling” customer event at the Mainz Exhibition Centre, Germany in May.
news“Health & safety a matter for all”
The forthcoming FTA Safety in Logistics Conference is to focus on helping managers secure engagement with all employees on health and safety.
productReady to prescribe noise solutions
Cirrus Research is taking its Noise Doctor advisory clinic to the Safety & Health Expo this June. The company’s team of experts will be offering advice, information and product demonstrations on a range of sound level meters, noise dosimeters, training courses and noise warning signs.
productASG Services releases range of machine guarding products
SATECH solutions from ASG Services aim to give employers the assurances they need to meet all obligations under the European Directives on the Safety of Machines.
productMachine guarding
All ASG Services’ SATECH machine guarding is designed and engineered to meet all current EN standards – which means that ASG Services can supply current best-practice solutions to machinery guarding applications, providing maximum effective protection to personnel whilst maintaining machine functionality and productivity.
articleUntrained agency worker in forklift crush
A Suffolk firm which makes rubber granules has been fined for safety breaches after an untrained agency worker was severely injured when the forklift truck he was driving overturned.
productNew Gate Installation
Specialists in the service, repair, maintenance and installation of vehicle traffic barriers, automated swing and sliding gates, turnstiles, bollards and associated access control systems, Perimeter Security Maintenance became part of the BID Group in 2012.
productSafety identification
Complete and durable safety identification solutions will be displayed on the Brady stand during the Safety & Health Expo.
newsPoor decision by operator has devastating consequences
A forklift truck operator has been prosecuted for safety failings after a teenager was seriously injured by a falling heater unit weighing almost half-a-tonne during a dangerous lifting operation in Kent.
productHazardous material storage cabinets
German safety-storage cabinet manufacturer asecos will display a selection of its latest hazardous material storage cabinets on Stand T2101 at the Safety and Health Expo at Excel, London, on 17th-19th June.
productFully water- & wind-proof
The new Scruffs Classic Tech Softshell is is a weather beating jacket, which offers breathability, and features a unique knit design to deliver a fully water- and wind-proof work garment that provides full protection against the bitter cold of winter.
productNew safety footwear for 2014
Dickies has introduced 14 new styles of safety footwear and improved a further six styles for 2014.
articleSafety at the heart of loading bay design
Alan Jenkins, sales director of Hörmann UK explains why designing out risk is essential for the modern loading bay.
newsA-Safe scoops Queens Award for International Trade
Safety barrier manufacturer, and inventors of the world’s first fixed, flexible, polymer protection system A-Safe are celebrating this week, after becoming winners of the prestigious Queens Award for International Trade.
newsWorker crushed as guarding installed but not set up correctly
A Goole firm has been prosecuted for safety breaches after a worker’s arm was pulled into a conveyor belt and crushed at its factory in White Rose Park.
newsRTITB releases book on safety training for workplace transport
Training is critical to workplace safety. Often training standards are poor – if training is carried out at all – which is why fatality and injury statistics relating to workplace transport make such devastating reading each year.
newsPoor management and supervision as container crushes worker’s leg at port
Harwich Dock Company has been fined for safety failings after a dock worker suffered severe leg injuries when an operation to unload a cargo container went wrong.
