Top tips for forklift safety
Scafftag, a specialist in the
management and communication of
equipment status, has outlined four
key steps to follow to help reduce
forklift truck accidents:
Step 1 – Risk assessment:
Managers must complete a risk
as
Easy equipment tracking
Safetrak, part of the Brady Corporation’s SFID Division (Safety, Facilities and Identification), has a digital system that helps to plan, inspect and report equipment inspections and maintenance.
Plan, inspect, report
BBMV has implemented Safetrak on the major Crossrail project to keep up-to-date with their equipment inspections and reporting.
Worker ID tags
A serious accident has taken place. The contractor, who has only been working on site a couple of days, is hurt. What is their name? Who is their site manager? Who is their ‘in case of emergency’ contact? Are they on any medication? These questions need to be quickly identified in an emergency.
Control of Work standardised
HEINEKEN had been using different Control of Work activities at its breweries in Manchester, Tadcaster, Edinburgh and Herefordshire and wanted to have a standardised system in place so it turned to Scafftag to create bespoke Control of Work boards.
LOLER tag inspection system
To reduce the number of vehicle accidents in the workplace, companies operating lifting equipment – including forklifts – must comply with the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). Failure to do so can result in a fine by the HSE.
Visual tagging
The latest in equipment tagging from
Scafftag has been produced as a
result of customer feedback.
Seven steps to machine safety
Scafftag has devised seven
simple steps to safer
machinery using Lockout
Tagout products. The
Lockout Tagout programmes
are designed to eliminate
accidental start-up of
machines or equipment, and
to prevent the release of
stored energy during
servicing or maintenance.
Inspect & tag
Visitors to the Scafftag stand will be
able to look at a full range of
products which help industry to
identify equipment,
comply with
legislation and
reduce workplace
accidents. For 30
years, Scafftag has
designed and supplied visual tagging,
lockout tagout and inspection
systems for industries such as
manufacturing, processing, utilities
and construction.
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