productSafety and control
MiniTec’s modular aluminium profile systems make the workplace safer and more comfortable.
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productSafety Pads cut damage
Safety 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.
productCompatibility key
Often 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.
productSpot on for safety
With 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.
productNew categories
Storage and Materials Handling are among the categories added to Arco’s new safety expert catalogue.
productLocal authority health & safety fines on logistics increases sixfold in a year
Law 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.
productCompany fined after worker fatally crushed by fork lift truck
Lincolnshire based firm Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Limited has been fined after a worker died when the fork lift truck he was driving overturned at the company base in Grantham.
productCastell highlighting Salvo at Health & Safety North
Industrial safety specialist will also display trapped key interlocking technology.
productIceland fined £2.5m after warehouse ceiling fall
Iceland Foods has been fined £2.5m over the death of a contractor who fell through a ceiling in a warehouse at a store site.
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productChanging the face of rack protection
Sentry Protection Products has introduced Rack Sentry Contour, featuring a modern design that improves the original Rack Sentry.
productDouble design recognition for A-SAFE
A-SAFE has been shortlisted for two coveted design awards – for Design Team of the Year for new racking damage detection solution RackEye at the British Engineering Excellence Awards and Innovation & Design at the MX Manufacturing Awards.
productShort term hire: know the risks
CFTS has warned companies hiring trucks on a short-term basis that they should always insist that their fork lift documentation includes a Report of Thorough Examination.
productBarriers to protect against ground level forks
The industrial workplace is ever-changing – and as it changes the health and safety demands of the workplace change with it.
articleConference tackles safety in the face of change
The Fork Lift Truck Association hosted its annual National Fork Lift Safety Conference on 20th September at the Heart of England Events and Conference Centre in Coventry.
productSafety feature for automated storage unit
The Shuttle XP from Kardex Remstar has been given an Access Ready upgrade.
articleAim high on standards
HSE and Coca-Cola are among the speakers on safety in storage at the upcoming SEMA Conference, explains Jaap Vos, President of SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association.
articleRack Inspections: Green risk doesn’t mean ‘No Risk’
The Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association philosophy is that safe storage follows a structured approach, explains Colin Hinton of the SEMA Technical Committee.
product2-year change programme
To meet the requirements of the new EU standard for explosion protected lift truck design, Pyroban has invested in a 2-year EN1755:2015 change programme.
productBlind spot detection
The global centre of innovation in transport and mobility, TRL, has developed a blind spot simulator rig which utilises virtual reality to help improve the design of truck cabs and road layouts, as well as aiding accident investigations.
