productAs of 1st October, Palletline has become the first pallet network to introduce a lower weight restriction for standard tail lift deliveries. The new tail lift weight restriction – as voted for by Palletline members – will be 750kg or under, compared to current industry limits of 1000kg, in order to protect drivers and customers from injury.
newsA transport company firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered serious injuries when a crate fell on him while he was unloading crates from a container.
productReported to demonstrate a new benchmark for quality and reliability Redhill Manufacturing has been awarded the BSI Kitemark for its mobile safety step range.
productASG has supplied Kawasaki Robotics with a SATECH machine guarding solution for its showroom.
productYale has introduced a new ‘cheat-proof’ interlock system – named ‘SmartBelt’ – to prevent drivers from bypassing seat belt procedures.
productEFAFLEX has worked with of one of its largest customers and major German luxury car manufacturer to launch its safe machine protection door.
articleAccording to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), some businesses allow lift truck “training” to simply be carried out by a forklift operator, who may or may not be correctly trained themselves, rather than using professional lift truck instructors. RTITB warns of the dangers of ‘casual’ training and confirms best practice.
productThe extensive range of beacons and sounders manufactured by WERMA can help ensure logistics operations have the widest possible range of optical and audible andon lights available to ensure that the working environment is safe for all staff.
newsA logistics company was fined £20,000 after a worker was hit by a fork-lift truck in a busy yard and suffered head injuries.
articleTCM’s SRD 200 double stacker forklift focuses on important operational benefits; greater efficiency with long-distance capacity.
articleA man who was crushed under his forklift truck at a Grantham company would have survived if he was wearing his seatbelt, an inquest at Grantham Magistrates Court was told.
articleUK Warehousing Association (UKWA), in conjunction with Safety Pass Alliance (SPA), is looking to create a one-day health & safety passport training scheme specifically for the warehousing and logistics industry.
articlePeter Harvey, Chief Executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, looks at the key issues affecting fork truck safety and outlines its most ambitious safety initiative yet: the Safer Site Programme.
productNationwide Platforms has introduced a secondary guarding system designed to prevent a trapping or crushing incident before a collision can occur. SkySiren PCS (Pre-Crush Sensing) automatically stops a mobile elevating working platform (MEWP) boom before the operator comes into collision with an object that could lead to a trap or crush incident.
articleThere is a serious problem in the fork lift truck industry that is killing people. The good news however, is that we now know about it and we also know how to fix it. Dave Sparrow, MD of AITT (Association of Industrial Truck Trainers) explains.
articleLoad signs need careful scrutiny by the customer to ensure that they actually do help protect workers from injury. Alan Worrell of SEMA’s Technical Committee clarifies end users’ responsibilities and summarises the origins and value of this key piece of signage.
productMaintenance is a vital and legally required factor in ensuring the continued safety of a rolling shutter. However, in many locations, safety-critical elements of the shutter are hidden behind fixed panels and cannot be accessed by service engineers.
blogThe UK government have promised an EU referendum by the end of 2017, but what will the result of this referendum mean for the safety of British businesses? And what should we be doing about it?
articleRacking and storage solutions are a vital part of many operations across the UK, making the issue of good housekeeping and safe loading, paramount.
productPredictions on the severity of this year’s winter conditions may be as diverse as the British weather itself, but what remains certain is that businesses need to plan ahead for every eventuality.
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