productFortress Interlocks and Troax have combined forces to create a new perimeter guarding system to protect workers from dangerous machinery. The system utilises a unique new bracket for fitting Fortress interlocks to Troax perimeter guarding panels, enabling the safeguarding of virtually any machinery installation.
productDespite legislation and better risk management, Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) remain one of the most frequent types of work-related injury across most industry sectors.
newsThe Food Storage and Distribution Federation is hosting its fifth Technical and Safety Seminar, focusing on warehouse safety encompassing fork lift truck operation, racking design and automation.
productProducts on display at the Crown stand at Health & Safety Scotland include the WP 3080 high lift pallet truck with its fork-over design which can raise loads to 750mm providing postural relief for operators who manually transfer goods from pallet to shelf.
productDickies has added new safety glasses for 2015, all with CE marking approval.
articleRTITB operations director Laura Nelson urges employers to fully train their forklift operators.
articleIt’s a fact that the transportation and storage industry have more accidents involving workplace vehicles than any other sector. Operating in a world that continually demands shorter delivery lead times while reducing overheads can add pressure and take its toll; accidents inevitably happen.
articleIn areas with poor visibility, SpotMe alerts truck operators and pedestrians of the potential danger of collisions.
articleWarehouse Partners has updated guidance for the selection and safe use of its in-flue and back-of-rack netting solutions.
articleCourt found the complicated lift of a two tonne metal frame involving two forklifts swung out of control with a bystander hit and injured.
articleAllison Tucker, counterbalance product manager at Linde Materials Handling, urges companies to resist the pressure and put safety first.
productResearch outcomes from a YouGov survey conducted on behalf of Seton in 2014 show that a huge 68% of employees report that their working health and safety needs are not completely met by their current employer.
articleConsistent use of an independent fleet management system can accurately judge forklift performance, particularly in multi-brand fleets, says I.D. Systems MD for EMEA Alexander Glasmacher.
articleLinde Material Handling walked away with 2 awards from the Fork Lift Truck Association awards ceremony on Saturday 28th February the first for runner up of apprentice of the year for Linde apprentice, Ben Feehan and the second for the Safety Award with Linde’s Safety Pilot.
articleMentor FLT Training has welcomed the roll out of the Accrediting Bodies Association’s operator training register as “an important step forward” in standardising workplace transport training.
productBrigade Electronics has seen a steady increase in customers fitting cameras to cover the driver’s offside blind spot in addition to the nearside.
productitem has won the iF Design Award for the 15th time with ergologistics – a synthesis of ergonomics and intralogistics. According to the company, adapting production environments to suit personnel of all ages and physical needs. However, there is no one product that can deliver ergonomics on its own. The end-to-end ergologistics process chain stretches from transporting goods and small parts right through to their manual processing.
articleA Forfar metal galvanising company has been sentenced after an agency worker suffered serious leg injuries when a half-tonne A-frame slipped and fell onto him from a forklift truck.
articleAn East Yorkshire produce company has been ordered to pay more than £46,000 after two workers were seriously injured by reversing forklift trucks in separate incidents at its vegetable processing factory in Chicksands, Bedfordshire.
articleHoneywell has launched Operational Acuity, a portfolio of solutions that captures and analyses operational data from distribution centre and warehouse operations to identify opportunities to reduce costs and increase safety compliance.
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