Safe transportation of lithium-ion batteries
Dangerous goods packaging expert, ZARGES, is expanding its portfolio with the launch of the K470 Battery Box aluminium case, specially designed for transporting and keeping safe lithium-ion batteries.
Dangerous goods packaging expert, ZARGES, is expanding its portfolio with the launch of the K470 Battery Box aluminium case, specially designed for transporting and keeping safe lithium-ion batteries.
3M, one of the world’s leading providers of safety equipment and technology, has announced it will once again partner with Western Business Exhibitions, organisers of the Health & Safety Events portfolio, to create a live Q&A technical forum titled Safety Dialogue at this year’s Health & Safety Scotland, held at the SEC, Glasgow on the 12 – 13 September 2018.
Safestart International will host a ‘Safety & Industry 4.0’ webinar on Tuesday 18 September at 10am to explore the role of human factors as we enter the 4th Industrial Age.
Sensata Technologies, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sensor, industrial control, power management and electrical protection solutions, has published a new white paper – What do Industrial Engineers need to know about Functional Safety – that explores how Functional Safety can improve product reliability, reduce manufacturing downtime, and expand export opportunities.
In their haste to get all hands on deck, many managers rush new forklift operators through the induction process (or skip it entirely), allowing new operators access to MHE before they are fully trained to use it safely.
Toyota Material Handling UK will be displaying a range of equipment aimed at reducing manual handling at Health and Safety North 9th & 10th October 2018 at Event City, Manchester.
Infrastructure services provider FM Conway is fitting Labcraft Banksman manoeuvring lights to all new HGVs and has already retrofitted the system to its asphalt fleet and selected vehicles in its ‘grab’ fleet – as part of its commitment to leading best practice on road safety.
The RTITB Instructor Academy has launched a new Assessor course to help employers cost effectively check whether lift truck operators have the correct training and skills to work safely in their business.
Responding to confusion over LOLER requirements in the marketplace, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed the CFTS position that hand pallet trucks with maximum lifting heights below 300 mm are not subject to LOLER.
Curtis’ red Safety Zone lamp is already widely used in warehouses across the UK.
Each year, 1300 people suffer life-changing injuries as a result of lift truck accidents. To help us better understand the issues and challenges facing employers, Peter Harvey MBE, chief executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, shares his thoughts.
For workplace safety innovators, A-Safe, protecting critical structures is an essential element in the full spectrum of their health and safety and operational efficiency solutions.
The SHE Awards are free to enter and celebrate achievements in the health, safety, security and fire sectors.
Greater awareness of condition monitoring of wire ropes using magnetic head technology is required to avoid the risk of catastrophic port crane failure, says LEEA.
This year’s SEMA storage safety conference took a broad, holistic look at warehouse safety covering a number of hot button topics.
The new safety campaign for 2018-19 from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) reminds managers and operators conducting work at height using MEWPs to carry out proper risk assessments, choose the correct equipment for the job and conduct thorough site and machinery inspections.
Off-the-shelf manual handling training should become a thing of the past, according to advice released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The Safer Logistics Zone at The Health & Safety Event provides a fantastic opportunity to get practical advice that you can take back to your warehouse or logistics operation and put to good use.
There’s a time and a place for rulers and it’s nowhere near a fork lift truck.
During winter, ice slabs and lumps of snow falling from truck roofs are a potential hazard for traffic.