productDistillery blaze left 21-year-old worker engulfed in flames
A distillery in Oldbury has been fined after an employee was engulfed in flames in a fire that destroyed the warehouse and its contents. Firm receives heavy fine.
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productSmoke detectors protect warehouse
Oil Spill Response installs three beam detectors in its Southampton warehouse, where sprinklers are not an appropriate fire-response measure.
articleCulina grinds floors at Manchester depot
Concrete Grinding recently completed a grinding project at a new depot in Manchester for Culina Group, the market leading food and drink total logistics provider across the chilled and ambient temperature regimes.
productInfographic explains EN 54-13
EN54 Part 13 is a real indicator of fire system performance but is widely misunderstood and sometimes misrepresented.
productNew Ex standards on agenda at IMHX
Visitors to IMHX 2016 are invited to visit safety company Pyroban’s stand to learn more about recent updates to legislation affecting explosion protection for materials handling equipment.
newsWarehouse fire kills at least 17 migrant workers
A fire at a printing warehouse in northern Moscow that killed at least 17 migrant workers on Saturday 27 August was triggered by a faulty electrical lamp, officials have said.
articleTough training wanted
The standard of forklift truck operator training in the UK can vary greatly from one training provider to another, so how do you judge the quality and effectiveness of the course you choose? AITT explores.
productSprinkler covers five-foot aisle widths
Tyco Fire Protection Products has announced a new listing for its ESFR-25 (Early Suppression Fast Response) pendant sprinkler, which can now cover five-foot aisle widths in storage applications. This is said to be an industry first.
productLEEA backs status quo in LOLER consultation
LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has responded to a new HSE (Health and Safety Executive) consultation by expressing its support for retaining the existing requirements for thorough examination of lifting equipment in the UK.
articlePointers on safely managing warehouse crossing points
Segregating pedestrians from vehicles is a critical tenet of health and safety in the workplace – but the areas where segregation is not possible must be managed with extra care.
productCombi Safe-Lift prevents forklift overloading
Live demos of the new Combilift Safe-Lift showed how drivers can avoid the pitfalls of tip-overloading at this recent IMHX.
productJungheinrich wins Design4Safety award with safety innovation
The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) selected Jungheinrich’s Pedestrian Detection and Speed Control Solution as winner of the Design4Safety competition.
productGrand finalists take shape in Operator of the Year
Some of the industry’s best lift truck operators, employers and training organisations came together at IMHX last week to see Grand Finalists selected in the RTITB International Forklift Operator of the Year.
articleThe Body Shop invests in rack netting
The retailer responded to a pallet falling from height by revamping its warehouse safety with rack netting.
productPrevent inadvertent machinery startup
To prevent the inadvertent startup of dangerous machinery, Fortress Interlocks has developed an extracted key adaptor for use with its robust amGardpro, amGardS40 (IP69K) and mGard interlock ranges.
productAn education in explosion protection
During a successful four days at IMHX Pyroban helped to educate visitors about important updates to explosion protection legislation.
productAnti-crush kick-pad
Weston Handling Consultancy says that the safety of pedestrian stackers and trucks can be greatly improved with the new ACKPad anti-crush kick-pad.
productNo room for guesswork
Recent legislative changes, with more emphasis on punishment, mean that ensuring your equipment complies with the law is more important than ever before, according to CFTS, the body behind the national standard for the Thorough Examination of fork lift trucks and related transport.
articleTop storage safety lessons
Presentations from ASDA, John Lewis, Weetabix and Travis Perkins are among the highlights at a key upcoming storage safety conference.
productDedicate a day to improve safety and compliance
According to figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the food and drink industry incurred costs and fines of over £270,000 in 2015 for preventable incidents involving forklift trucks, telehandlers and lorries, affecting the lives of countless individuals.
