productitem has won the iF Design Award for the 15th time with ergologistics – a synthesis of ergonomics and intralogistics. According to the company, adapting production environments to suit personnel of all ages and physical needs. However, there is no one product that can deliver ergonomics on its own. The end-to-end ergologistics process chain stretches from transporting goods and small parts right through to their manual processing.
articleA Forfar metal galvanising company has been sentenced after an agency worker suffered serious leg injuries when a half-tonne A-frame slipped and fell onto him from a forklift truck.
articleAn East Yorkshire produce company has been ordered to pay more than £46,000 after two workers were seriously injured by reversing forklift trucks in separate incidents at its vegetable processing factory in Chicksands, Bedfordshire.
articleHoneywell has launched Operational Acuity, a portfolio of solutions that captures and analyses operational data from distribution centre and warehouse operations to identify opportunities to reduce costs and increase safety compliance.
productIn June 2015, the transition period ends for mandatory CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) chemicals labelling in the European Union. After June 2015, all dangerous chemical substances and mixtures need to carry a predefined CLP-label.
articleA Lancashire-based toy distributor and a builder have been sentenced after a worker plunged to his death through a warehouse roof.
productWatco has developed the Fastcoat paint series, including Anti-slip paint and says performance has improved because of a switch to Polyaspartic resin technology in preference to the older and more common use of epoxy resin based solutions.
productLinde Material Handling has presented a new intelligent operator-assist system for reach trucks.
articleSafety is vital to any business and its operation. It needs to be built into the DNA of the organisation and all aspects of its people, products and processes, says Toyota Material Handling UK.
productThe Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has awarded Bristol Forklifts the highly-coveted Customer Focus Award for the firm’s commitment to delivering excellent sales, service and customer support.
productDuring dramatic impact test on the Fortress Interlocks amGardpro interlock fitted to a Troax St30 mesh door, during which the mesh door and interlock were subjected to a powerful impact of 1600 joule, the door was slightly deformed by the impact but no parts came loose and it was held firmly in place by the interlock. The interlock was also fully functional after the test.
articleThe online retail giant has made the very significant investment in the Combilok vehicle restraint system from Stertil Dock Products for 14 Amazon sites throughout Europe.
newsThe Health & Safety Executive is investigating the death of a man in his 50s at a warehouse in Chadderton, Greater Manchester.
articleThe Fork Lift Truck Association is pushing the free safety programme in a bid to save lives.
productPilz is advising that the new standard “EN ISO 14119:2013 Safety of machinery – Interlocking devices associated with guards – Principles for design and selection” has arrived and will replace EN 1088 as from 30th April 2015, with a one year transition period.
productSaid to be ideal for the warehouse handling and storage industry, Spectrum Industrial offers a comprehensive range of monitoring and inspection tagging solutions.
articleBy designing an explosion-proof enclosure for its leading light curtain technology to ATEX and UL Listed hazardous area standards, SICK is said to offer unprecedented safety protection for high risk flammable gas, vapour and dusty industrial environments.
newsNational conference will present a holistic approach to preventing fork truck accidents.
productBy designing an explosion-proof enclosure for its leading light curtain technology to ATEX and UL Listed hazardous area standards, SICK is offering what is says is unprecedented safety protection for high risk flammable gas, vapour and dusty industrial environments.
articleYou must ensure safety-critical equipment is fit for purpose through thorough maintenance, says Geoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association).
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