Maintaining standards
June 1st 2008 Purchasers, specifiers and
users of materials handling
and loading bay equipment
are being urged to check
that all products they
consider buying or using are
CE marked and meet the
appropriate EU quality and
safety standards.
The warning comes from
John Meale, a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of
Logistics & Transport, former
President of the British
Materials Handing
Federation and a board
member of the Federation
Europeenne de la
Manutention.
Meale, MD of Thorworld
Industries, says "An
increasing quantity of
materials handling
equipment that does not
carry the official CE mark is
coming into the country,
particularly from Eastern
Europe and Asia".
He points out that using
inferior materials handling
and loading bay equipment
could be a threat to the
health and safety of
personnel in the workplace.
"Before you buy, always
check with the supplier that
the equipment is CE marked
and has been made to EU
quality and safety standards;
don't just assume it has
been. It's a false economy to
buy cheap substitutes if
they are not safe to use, as
it could lead to a serious
accident".
However, Meale stresses
that he is not condemning
all imports, just those that
do not fully meet the
appropriate European
standards and legislation.
Thorworld manufactures
and supplies a wide range of
loading and unloading
equipment and loading bay
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