newsWarehouse worker crushed by falling pipes
The Health & Safety Executive is investigating the death of a man in his 50s at a warehouse in Chadderton, Greater Manchester.
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articleSafer Site seeks to drive down accidents and near misses
The Fork Lift Truck Association is pushing the free safety programme in a bid to save lives.
productNew Standard has arrived
Pilz 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.
productInspection made easy
Said to be ideal for the warehouse handling and storage industry, Spectrum Industrial offers a comprehensive range of monitoring and inspection tagging solutions.
articleAdvanced hazardous-area safety light curtains released
By 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.
newsTaking a 360 degree attitude to safety
National conference will present a holistic approach to preventing fork truck accidents.
productFit-and-forget safety light curtain
By 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.
articleDon’t risk cutting corners
You must ensure safety-critical equipment is fit for purpose through thorough maintenance, says Geoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association).
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.
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.
