articleDon’t take a cartoon approach
A near miss doesn’t have to be a ‘Tom and Jerry’ style last second leap out of the way of danger, attendees were told at the Safer Logistics Seminar Theatre. Simon Duddy reports.
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productAll chemicals labelled? Get the CLP/GHS Guide
In June 2015, the transition period ends for mandatory CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) chemicals labelling in the European Union.
newsA-SAFE wins place on Sunday Times list
Industrial safety barrier expert A-SAFE has won a place on the prestigious Sunday Times BT Business SME Export Track 100 league table.
newsYard worker injured due to poor segregation
A fuel supply business has been sentenced after one of its workers was injured after being struck by a vehicle in a works yard.
productTraining reaches new heights
Integrated logistics provider, Partner Logistics, is continuing to improve its health and safety procedures by increasing the robustness of height safety and rescue training at its automated cold stores.
newsWorker buried alive under load tipped by lorry
A transport company was fined £80,000 after one of its employees died when he was buried under tonnes of wheat being unloaded from a lorry.
newsFire chiefs say sprinklers contained Sainsbury’s DC blaze
Blaze starts in a lorry parked outside the Charlton DC loading bay but doesn’t spread far into the warehouse.
productRacking responsibilities
According to racking inspection training specialist, Rack Training, it is common problem for owners of pallet racking to be unaware of their insurance requirements until an audit has taken place. Frequent inspections should take place in addition to the annual independent inspection which is a legal requirement (PUWER 1998).
productBeam smoke detectors
Illumino Ignis has selected FFE’s Fireray 5000 infra-red beam smoke detectors to protect its Peterborough warehouse. The company, a leading supplier of fire, safety and disability products, selected Fireray beam detectors over more conventional fixed-point detectors.
articleCalling safe forklift users
One of the most important Archies awarded at the FLTA Awards for Excellence is the Safe Site Award.
productAndon light systems improve productivity
Disruptions to productivity can be reduced significantly by deploying andon light systems on packing and despatching lines.
articlePoorly managed awkward lift leads to crush death
A father-of-two died when a metal frame being loaded onto a lorry trailer by a forklift fell on top of him.
articleA question of culture
Metsä Wood UK operations purchasing manager Gary Isherwood tells HSS editor Simon Duddy that he puts the safety of employees first when buying forklifts.
articleDon’t neglect safety in rush for efficiency
It is no secret that an efficient warehouse operation has a direct bearing on the rate at which customer demand can be met. However, it is essential that this does not happen at the expense of employee health and safety, says Nigel Crunden, business specialist at Office Depot.
articleUS logistics provider ‘falls foul’ of DNA test laws
Atlas Logistics Group was ordered to pay $2.2 million to two employees it forced to take DNA tests.
productTeam up promises automated tow trains
Seegrid and Topper Industrial have announced a partnership to provide automated tow tractor and cart-based materials handling solutions.
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.
productRack protectors are often mis-used
A mis-understanding of health and safety guidance has led many warehouse operators to use rack protectors inappropriately, reports SEMA approved rack inspector Justin O’Sullivan.
productLight curtain alternative
The V300 infra-red vision camera from SICK UK offers a convenient and reliable Type 3 alternative to a safety guard light curtain in production and warehouse environments.
