productRotating reels up to 500kg
Danish manufacturer of material handling equipment, Logitrans A/S has introduced the Reel Rotator which lifts and rotates reels of up to 500kg.
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articleYou’ve got to be in it to win it
Could your company be the next winner of the FLTA’s Safe Site Award?
newsIndia’s forklift Operator of the Year 2015 open for entries
Entries are now open for India’s forklift operators to compete for the prestigious title of ‘Forklift Operator of the Year – India’.
articleWhy you shouldn’t operate a hand pallet truck until you’ve read on…
Hand 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…
productStommpy backs floor fixings with 5 year guarantee
The manufacturer is offering a 5 year guarantee against resulting floor damage due to a collision with any Stommpy barrier system.
articleHit the North – key safety event targets north of England
Key developments in the health and safety regulatory framework will be brought to light at Health & Safety North 2015.
productPalletline weighs up safety
As 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.
newsLife-changing injuries after poorly planned lift
A 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.
productKitemark for mobile steps
Reported to demonstrate a new benchmark for quality and reliability Redhill Manufacturing has been awarded the BSI Kitemark for its mobile safety step range.
productKawasaki invests in machine guarding
ASG has supplied Kawasaki Robotics with a SATECH machine guarding solution for its showroom.
productYale SmartBelt foils seat belt cheats
Yale has introduced a new ‘cheat-proof’ interlock system – named ‘SmartBelt’ – to prevent drivers from bypassing seat belt procedures.
productMachine protection door
EFAFLEX has worked with of one of its largest customers and major German luxury car manufacturer to launch its safe machine protection door.
articleCasual forklift training poses risk warns RTITB
According 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.
productFor safe & efficient logistics operations
The 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.
news“Pedestrians routinely weaved between forklifts”
A logistics company was fined £20,000 after a worker was hit by a fork-lift truck in a busy yard and suffered head injuries.
articleDouble decker forklift promises more operational capacity
TCM’s SRD 200 double stacker forklift focuses on important operational benefits; greater efficiency with long-distance capacity.
articleSeatbelt would have saved forklift driver, says HSE
A 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.
articlePassport to safety in logistics
UK 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.
articleGet with the programme
Peter 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.
productIntelligent secondary guarding
Nationwide 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.
