newsWorker killed by HGV travelling at just 5km/h
A commercial vehicle company was ordered to pay £212,500 in fines and costs after one of its workers was killed when a lorry travelling at less than 5km/h crushed him.
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articleSafer Logistics to showcase talented line-up from partners
Western Business Exhibitions is delighted to announce a strong line-up for 2016’s Safer Logistics Seminar and Feature area at The Health & Safety Event.
productKey to safety & profitability
At the recent National Fork Truck Safety Conference, emphasis was placed on strong leadership and a holistic approach towards taking ownership of site safety, with the HSE pinpointing the importance of the manager’s role.
productDon’t neglect fork extensions
With fork extensions often stored safely out of the way, the body behind the Thorough Examination of lift trucks, CFTS, is urging users not to overlook these vital bits at inspection time – placing lives and businesses at risk.
articleChemical firm deploys explosion proof forklifts
Chemical logistics business ADPO has acquired a new generation of explosion proof forklift trucks for its Antwerp operations. The Toyota forklift trucks were converted by Pyroban for “safety without compromise” in Zone 2 hazardous areas.
productWalk the floor
Lift truck training specialist, Mentor, believes that active operational observation is the key to creating sites that are safer, more productive and, ultimately, more profitable.
articlePoor cooperation leads to lorry driver death
Weak communication between three companies over the proper securing of a heavy and awkward load on a lorry contributed to the death of the driver. All three companies were fined heavily.
articleGet on point
Yale has introduced a Pedestrian Awareness Light (PAL) option which has been designed to provide an alert to pedestrians and users of mobile equipment that forklifts are operational in the area.
productCrane radio control system augmented with joystick
Terex Material Handling has added new models to its range of D3 generation new radio controls. The compact DRC-MJ hand held transmitter facilitates ergonomic joystick control of crane systems using one hand.
articleHSE report helps in dealing with rollaways
Handling & Storage Solutions summarises a key report by the Health & Safety Executive into preventing HGV rollaways.
articleUKLPG hails cylinder theft prosecution
Trade body, UKLPG, has welcomed a successful gas cylinder theft prosecution following a string of arrests made by the British Transport Police (BTP) in December 2014.
articleProtect the operator – your greatest asset
When it comes to reach trucks, the part that has the biggest impact on safety, performance and running costs is also the most expensive. It’s the operator. Here, Stewart Gosling of RDD, UK importers for Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, explains why cab design is vital to protecting this investment.
productHow long does your Thorough Examination take?
‘Quickie’ inspections risk non-compliance with legislation, warns CFTS.
productLearn how to inspect racking yourself
Pallet Racking is considered work equipment by the Provision and Use Of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). Therefore it should be independently inspected by competent and trained inspectors on an annual basis.
productDriven by customers
STS Bespoke Handling Equipment specialise in solving manual handling problems and its designs are driven by customer requirements.
newsRory Underwood among the presenters
“Three days to save a life” is the overall theme when the Health and Safety Event returns to Birmingham’s NEC for a third year from 22nd -24th March 2016.
productBeam smoke detectors
Illumino Ignis has selected FFE’s Fireray 5000 infra-red beam smoke detectors to protect its Peterborough warehouse. The company, a leading supplier of fire, safety and disability products, selected Fireray beam detectors over more conventional fixed-point detectors.
productOperator injured rethreading shrink wrap machine
A company who produce household cleaning products has been fined after an employee suffered serious burns when rethreading a shrink wrap machine.
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