articleCAV Aerospace was 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. HSS asks industry experts to offer their best practice advice on how this kind of incident can be avoided.
productEcotile has produced a handy guide to help managers keep accidents to a minimum.
productDanish manufacturer of material handling equipment, Logitrans A/S has introduced the Reel Rotator which lifts and rotates reels of up to 500kg.
articleCould your company be the next winner of the FLTA’s Safe Site Award?
newsEntries are now open for India’s forklift operators to compete for the prestigious title of ‘Forklift Operator of the Year – India’.
articleHand pallet trucks: they’re well… handy. But all too often we put them into a situation that doesn’t suit them – an uneven floor… a gradient… a longish distance to travel…
productThe manufacturer is offering a 5 year guarantee against resulting floor damage due to a collision with any Stommpy barrier system.
articleKey developments in the health and safety regulatory framework will be brought to light at Health & Safety North 2015.
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.
Western Business Media,
Dorset House, 64 High Street,
East Grinstead, RH19 3DE
01342 314 300
[email protected]
© Western Business Media, 2026. All rights reserved.
