articleCalling safe forklift users
One of the most important Archies awarded at the FLTA Awards for Excellence is the Safe Site Award.
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articleJust say no to drug driving
Dräger is calling on employers to ensure they are aware of the new drug drive limits as the new legislation is now underway.
productThird consecutive gold
Provider of pallet and container pooling solutions, CHEP, is among the winners in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015. The company has been awarded the Gold award for the third consecutive year in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
productFirst-on-scene training put to use
A Driver First Assist (DFA) member has been praised by local police for his handling of an accident on the M6 last month. The collision involved three vehicles on the M6 between junctions 10 and 10A at night, just north of Walsall, and affected two lanes of the carriageway. DFA is a road safety initiative which seeks to reduce road fatalities through incident first-on-scene training.
productOn-site advantages
If it’s possible and practicable, when it comes to access equipment it makes sense for employers to train their operators on the actual equipment they’re going to be using, in the place they’re going to be using it, asserts Richard Shore, MD of Mentor Training Solutions (MTS).
productKeeping forklifts good to go
Equipment downtime is the enemy of any workplace, so keeping forklifts (the workhorse of the warehouse) operating efficiently is essential to a successful business.
articleNew sentencing guidelines likely to be hard hitting
Those operating warehouses should be aware of new sentencing guidelines likely to come into force later this year for Health and Safety offences, which could result in higher fines.
productBrings load to safe stop
Hoist safety concerns have now been addresses by the MotoSuiveur – a mechanically failsafe hoist safety device created by Siguren and distributed in the UK exclusively by SCX Special Projects.
productManual handling for logistics industry
A new manual handling training programme designed exclusively for professionals in the transport, warehousing and logistics sectors is now available from RTITB.
newsCompetition launched to find India’s best forklift operator
ThinkLink Learning, in partnership with RTITB UK, is launching a competition to find the safest and most efficient forklift truck operator in India.
productSee danger, speak up…
“Everyone has the right to be safe at work– the place, after all, where most of us spend a third of our lives. Last year 800 people lost this right when they went to work and were injured in accidents involving FLTs, most resulting in traumatic injuries that will change their lives and those of their families and employers forever. It’s just not good enough.”
productKitemark for safety steps
The award of the BSI Kitemark to Redhill Manufacturing for its range of mobile safety steps is claimed to demonstrate a new benchmark for quality and reliability in this sector.
articleContact Attachments launches ‘Summer of Safety’ campaign
Mid Wales-based Contact Attachments has launched its dedicated ‘Summer of Safety’ campaign and is now inviting all forklift attachments users across the UK to call upon the company for a free Thorough Examination, to ensure they comply with the latest Health and Safety regulations.
newsWarehouse the source of China explosion that killed dozens
A blast at a hazmat warehouse in Tianjin, China on Wednesday night killed at least 44 people with more than 400 injured.
articleAuto tipping skip reduces accidents
Businesses looking to take advantage of commercial waste incentive programmes may be creating conditions that endanger their employees, according to leading forks and attachment specialists, Invicta.
productHealth & safety law information
Seton’s Legislation Watch is a free resource that provides regular, up-to-date, and easy to digest information on workplace legislation, and health and safety issues.
newsCaught – firm fined £9,000 for failing to regularly maintain forklifts
An animal feed supplier has been fined for safety failings after the company had failed to ensure their fork lift trucks had undergone regular examination, putting employees at risk.
productTerex offers Latchways fall protection systems
The company supplies the safety systems alongside its range of Demag lifting equipment for new crane installations, retrofits and refurbishments.
articleAgency worker hurled from forklift tines
The 26 year old was thrown from the forks of a forklift truck and crushed between it and the back of a lorry suffering broken vertebrae, a fractured pelvis and blood blisters all over his body.
productSkanska staff complete MEWPs for Managers course
Twenty managers from Skanska Romania have successfully completed the IPAF MEWPs for Managers course, which enables supervisors and managers to prepare for and safely coordinate the use of various types of mobile elevating work platforms on site.
