newsThis year’s Health & Safety North conference and exhibition will take place in Manchester for the first time to accommodate growing attendance numbers over the past decade. The 2017 edition has moved from Bolton to the larger EventCity venue in Manchester, where it is expected to attract 2,000 visitors and 200 exhibitors.
articleThere is a misconception with many employers that the role of a vehicle banksman is merely to ‘help a driver reverse’ therefore training is not required. RTITB says: unfortunately these thoughts could not be further from the truth.
productA food manufacturing company has been fined after a worker fell six metres from the back of a fork lift truck.
productSEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association is to hold its Annual Safety Conference and Exhibition on Thursday 2nd of November at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull.
articleAt this year’s National Fork Truck Safety Conference (#SAFE2017), the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) will put those who have championed fork lift truck safety into the spotlight. Its Chief Executive, Peter Harvey MBE, explains why…
productUVEX Safety has partnered with North American safety innovator HexArmor to expand PPE offerings in the UK.
productIn the world of forklift trucks, September has now become known as Safetember as the FLTA once again launches its initiative to maximise the focus on safe working practices and to reduce the risk of accidents and injuries.
productThis September, Mentor FLT Training will be urging forklift operators to ‘Show your hand’ to reduce the risk of serious accidents involving pedestrians.
productA Derbyshire-based company has been fined after the death of a 19-year-old worker, mother ‘utterly shocked that this can happen even now’.
productPPE specialist Supertouch, in partnership with Aimont, is stocking Vigorex safety footwear, featuring BASF’s ‘Infinergy’ technology.
productYou can greatly improve the safety of pedestrian stackers & trucks with the New ACKPad.
productFootwear brand Dr. Martens’ new Modern Outdoor range has been specifically designed to offer workers immediate work boot comfort and allow for a seamless transition when replacing boots.
articleRowlinson Knitwear has driven impressive improvements in warehouse safety in difficult conditions, with a great team ethos – stemming from its employee owned status – shaping the effort.
articleToyota Material Handling UK will be providing a number of free health and safety guides and advice to visitors who operate materials handling equipment at the Health and Safety North exhibition on the 10thand 11th of October 2017.
productMiniTec’s modular aluminium profile systems make the workplace safer and more comfortable.
productSafety Pads has launched a colour range of British-made custom fit safety pads and post protectors for warehouses and factories. The products are designed to decrease the likelihood of any impact injuries and damage to assets in the work environment.
productOften users of Personal Protective Equipment need a combination of items to make sure they are adequately protected in work environments. A very common combination is head and hearing protection. To work properly, however, the different types of PPE must be compatible.
productWith Autumn on its way, it is a safe investment to turn to Curtis Instruments for their specialist lighting options, notably the LED work lamps and the Blue Spot Visual Warning Lamps for all manner of vehicles so as to ensure health & safety compliance and to avoid costly accidents and down time.
productStorage and Materials Handling are among the categories added to Arco’s new safety expert catalogue.
productLaw firm Clyde & Co says that the logistics sector has suffered the most from local authority enforcement in the first year of the new sentencing guideline, with warehousing organisations paying out six times as much as the total figure for all local authority cases in the previous year.
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