productStreamline processes
Contact Attachments has provided a specialist supplier of suspension springs with a simple solution to streamlining processes.
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articleVisibility over bulky loads
Linde Material Handling has added the elevating cabin to its range of safety products in response to the increasing problem of moving larger and bulkier loads for forklift truck operators.
articleSpot fraudulent operator certificates
RTITB asks what should employers look for when hiring a forklift operator and checking their credentials are genuine?
article14,000 Newtons of pushing force
The Egytech plant in Ramadan City, Egypt, manufactures medium and high voltage power cables and the company contacted Nu-Star in search of a machine powerful enough to push the larger 40,000kg+ cable drums produced.
articleNew method used
Grifols international logistics centre in Dublin is a fully serviced logistics centre with automated storage and retrieval systems that demanded a high tolerance floor slab. Twintec delivered the goods.
newsWarehouse the source of China explosion that killed dozens
A blast at a hazmat warehouse in Tianjin, China on Wednesday night killed at least 44 people with more than 400 injured.
articleAuto tipping skip reduces accidents
Businesses looking to take advantage of commercial waste incentive programmes may be creating conditions that endanger their employees, according to leading forks and attachment specialists, Invicta.
articleA smooth floor is a safe floor
A recent project saw CG Flooring Systems carry out work for an international pharmaceutical company who were looking to refurbish their warehouse, goods receiving areas and packaging floors.
productSweeping benefits
A floor sweeping machine can be useful in the warehouse. Unlike a broom, which can actually create more dust, a sweeper captures dust and debris in a single pass, enhancing safety.
productChecklist for forklift safety
As part of the Fork Lift Truck Association’s Safetember safety campaign, Mentor has launched checklist an guidance notes to help managers and supervisors overseeing lift truck operations to formalise and document safety checks.
articleHave you improved forklift site safety?
The FLTA is seeking Safe Site Award entries from companies operating lift trucks. Share your story of fork lift safety excellence for a chance to win acclaim and help other companies save employees from injury or worse.
newsKärcher launches ‘Slips and Trips’ campaign
The warehouse floor cleaning equipment manufacturer is warning businesses in the wake of recent consultation on sentencing for health and safety offences.
productShip Taller Pallets
The Airflow GEN 2 Layer Lifter can accommodate both standard and Euro pallets (1200mm x 1000mm or 1200mm x 800mm), which means both types can be loaded and unloaded with the same machine.
productFire at Neovia Logistics Land Rover warehouse
A blaze spread through the warehouse in Desford, near Leicester, which handles spares parts for Jaguar Land Rover, on Thursday night.
productTraining reminder
Narrow Aisle, manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated forklift trucks, is reminding truck users of the importance of ensuring that all forklift (FLT) truck operators are provided with high quality FLT driver training and, furthermore, that any training courses or schemes that they enrol their staff on to should be listed on the Accrediting Bodies Association’s (ABA) operator training register.
articleFirm hit with £725,000 payout after warehouse worker killed
CAV Aerospace has been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay £125,000 costs, after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter and putting their employees at risk following the death of one of its employees in 2013.
productTerex offers Latchways fall protection systems
The company supplies the safety systems alongside its range of Demag lifting equipment for new crane installations, retrofits and refurbishments.
productSelf closing safety gates for warehouse and loading bay
Kee Systems is supplying a range of spring loaded self-closing safety gates, Kee Gate, as part of its portfolio providing industrial workers with safety solutions at ground level.
articleHand pallet truck users urged to be vigilant
With the height of the handling season fast approaching, employers are urged to pay special attention this year to their manual hand pallet trucks.
productFloor joints key safety issue
Floor joints are an essential part of a warehouse floor’s construction – yet choosing the wrong type of joint during construction may create future health & safety issues for warehouse staff, says Permaban.
