productChanging handling habits
Despite legislation and better risk management, Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) remain one of the most frequent types of work-related injury across most industry sectors.
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newsWarehouse safety on the agenda at FSDF seminar
The 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.
productWave hello to ergonomic benefits
Products 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.
productNew safety glasses
Dickies has added new safety glasses for 2015, all with CE marking approval.
articleAre your operators fully trained?
RTITB operations director Laura Nelson urges employers to fully train their forklift operators.
articleDoors offer clear line of sight
It’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.
articleToyota boosts safety awareness
In areas with poor visibility, SpotMe alerts truck operators and pedestrians of the potential danger of collisions.
articleAvoiding danger from above
Warehouse Partners has updated guidance for the selection and safe use of its in-flue and back-of-rack netting solutions.
articleLack of planning and supervision behind heavy lifting injury
Court found the complicated lift of a two tonne metal frame involving two forklifts swung out of control with a bystander hit and injured.
articleMaintaining high standards under pressure
Allison Tucker, counterbalance product manager at Linde Materials Handling, urges companies to resist the pressure and put safety first.
productPrevention better than cure
Research 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.
articleBenchmarking forklift performance
Consistent 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 scoops two gongs at the FLTA Awards
Linde 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.
articleOperator training milestone
Mentor 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.
productOffside cameras
Brigade Electronics has seen a steady increase in customers fitting cameras to cover the driver’s offside blind spot in addition to the nearside.
productErgonomics & intralogistics synthesis
item 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.
articleAgency worker leg crushed under half tonne A-frame
A 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.
articleWarehouse team leader trapped between two forklifts
An 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 releases warehouse performance analysis tool
Honeywell 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.
productAll chemicals labelled? Get the CLP/GHS Guide
In June 2015, the transition period ends for mandatory CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) chemicals labelling in the European Union. After June 2015, all dangerous chemical substances and mixtures need to carry a predefined CLP-label.
