productLEEA (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.
productStarted in 1946 by Peter Street in an 800 sq ft workshop based in Sheffield with just £88, the family-run business has gone from strength to strength, now employing 350 people on sites in High Peak and Sheffield.
articleA Bedfordshire metal company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe leg injuries and lost most of his foot.
articleFlogas Britain has announced the launch of ‘Gaslight’, an innovative composite LPG cylinder, which comes with manual handling advantages.
productPackline has released a stainless steel heavy duty stacker truck that is fitted with a cradle attachment specifically designed to lift standard Euro-Bins.
articleGeoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) explains the costs of accidents cuts much deeper than fines.
productKee Safety has introduced Pallet Gates, a range of gates that have been designed to provide a safety solution to factory and warehouse workers who are responsible for loading and unloading pallets onto mezzanine floors.
productA car component manufacturer has been sentenced after six workers experienced back injuries from repeatedly lifting heavy car engine parts by hand.
productWhen protecting yourself at height while loading, the optimum handling and protection equipment is imperative.
productThe Forward Tipping Drum Rotator has been designed to suit the lifting and rotation of drums and allow the contents to be dispensed in a controlled manner.
productCesab has launched the new Cesab P113 powered pallet truck, Cesab S110 and S110S stacker ranges with superior safety a key element of their design.
productTo ensure that the process of layer picking and splitting palletised loads is as safe, effective and precise as possible, fresh fruit and vegetable supplier Cekok contacted B&B Attachments to provide a solution to this industry wide material handling task.
productKee Safety has introduced Pallet Gates, a range of gates that have been designed to provide a safety solution to factory and warehouse workers who are responsible for loading and unloading pallets onto mezzanine floors.
productThe barrel lifting attachment from Packline materials Handling has been designed to provide the safe and easy lifting and controlled movement of barrels.
productIn 2015 Heathrow Airport engaged dorsaVi to conduct a ViSafe Comparison Assessment on the musculoskeletal impact of using manual handling aids for the transfer of airport baggage versus the impact of transferring baggage without the use of aids.
productContact Attachments has supplied a telehandler jib to support Anglian Water in its day-to-day lifting of heavy items including motors and pumps.
productRecent statistics from the HSE reveal UK businesses were ordered to pay fines totalling £38.3 million following prosecutions due to health and safety breaches, with around 612,000 workplace injuries occurring every year.
productAdvanced Handling will be exhibiting at the Health and Safety Event, 21- 23 March at the Birmingham NEC.
productToyota Material Handling UK will be introducing their new and improved BT Levio entry level powered pallet truck at The Health and Safety Event on the 21st – 23rd March 2017 at NEC, Birmingham.
productElectric tug specialist MasterMover is urging hospital procurement officers to invest in its new SmartMover range of healthcare tugs for porters.
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