articleSafety at the heart of loading bay design
Alan Jenkins, sales director of Hörmann UK explains why designing out risk is essential for the modern loading bay.
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newsA-Safe scoops Queens Award for International Trade
Safety barrier manufacturer, and inventors of the world’s first fixed, flexible, polymer protection system A-Safe are celebrating this week, after becoming winners of the prestigious Queens Award for International Trade.
newsWorker crushed as guarding installed but not set up correctly
A Goole firm has been prosecuted for safety breaches after a worker’s arm was pulled into a conveyor belt and crushed at its factory in White Rose Park.
newsRTITB releases book on safety training for workplace transport
Training is critical to workplace safety. Often training standards are poor – if training is carried out at all – which is why fatality and injury statistics relating to workplace transport make such devastating reading each year.
newsPoor segregation to blame as HGV hits forklift killing driver
Sauces manufacturer AAK UK has been fined £140,000 after a forklift truck driver was killed at a factory in Runcorn.
productLogistics train set informs and entertains in Manchester
The Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) seminar and live demonstrations event held on the 21st May generated much interest and attracted bumper attendance from professionals from across the logistics industry.
newsTwo drum spill pallet
The UltraSafe spill pallet from DENIOS is said to be the the first two drum steel spill pallet without weld seams, corners or edges.
articleOperator assistance
Linde Safety Pilot aims to cut down on forklift operator error and improve safety in the warehouse.
productInterlock range configurator
amGard pro is Fortress Interlocks’ modular interlock range for safety gate switches for heavy duty applications. Its modular construction (made up of actuators, head modules, adaptors, electrical switches/locks and optional push-button pods) allows easy configuration for virtually any safeguarding application up to SIL3 (EN/IEC 60261) Category 4 and PLe (EN/ISO 13849-1).
productCollision warning upgrade
The Collision Sentry collision warning system was designed to create a safer working environment in industrial settings by reducing or eliminating “blind corner” collisions that occur when forklift traffic and pedestrian traffic intersect. Like a traffic light, Collision Sentry provides a visual warning to drivers and pedestrians that traffic is around the corner.
productMan hit by forklift because walkway was blocked
The Goods Out area of ECO Plastic’s warehouse had a designated pedestrian walkway but that was blocked due to building work and the company had not provided an alternative safe route for pedestrians.
newsTargeting the culture of silence
The Fork Lift Truck Association has announced plans for the largest and most ambitious Safety Conference yet.
newsAgency worker survives forklift overturning
The 51-year-old was taken on as a cleaner with no requirement for him to operate a forklift truck.
productCollision warning upgrade
The Collision Sentry collision warning system was designed to create a safer working environment in industrial settings by reducing or eliminating “blind corner” collisions that occur when forklift traffic and pedestrian traffic intersect. Like a traffic light, Collision Sentry provides a visual warning to drivers and pedestrians that traffic is around the corner.
productHow many infringements can you spot?
Perhaps we must admire the ingenuity of the worker grinding this warehouse floor, but he is putting himself at risk.
newsSprinklers ‘probably saved ASOS warehouse from being destroyed’ says Fire Brigade
Fire officers say sprinklers were key to limiting the spread of a major fire at the ASOS warehouse near Barnsley.
productGuidance for the safe use of lifting equipment
The LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has launched the eighth edition of its authoritative Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Lifting Equipment (COPSULE).
productPedestrian alert system
New from Davis Derby, the Pedestrian Alert System not only detects pedestrians and objects but also provides a warning and control thereby influencing the driver to improve safety, or reduce the speed of the vehicle if no action is taken.
productMake the distinction
A lockout padlock has a completely different task to fulfil than that of a security padlock. The security padlock must withstand attack from a potential thief, whereas the role of the safety padlock is to prevent inadvertent or accidental re-energising of machinery or equipment.
newsLoad toppling from pallet truck crushes worker
A Hertfordshire engineering firm has been fined for safety failings after a toppling fan unit crushed a worker as it was being manoeuvred into a ground floor plant room at a Surrey development.
