newsHaulage company worker dies from injuries
A HAULAGE company in Wales has been fined £100,000 after a worker fell from a loading bay and died.
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newsCompanies in the dock after groundworker injured
TWO CONSTRUCTION companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker suffered horrific injuries when heavy drainage pipes fell on top of him.
productConviction is a near certainty, says CFTS
LEADING ACCREDITING body warns of high conviction rates and ever-greater fines resulting from HSE prosecutions
articleRaising the alarm
Accidents involving workers and moving vehicles have increased at an alarming rate. Advances in technology can alert workers to dangers and provide a level of protection in hazardous areas. Jacqui McLaughlin looks at the benefits of proximity warning systems.
productThe five major challenges of cold store warehouses
COMPANIES IN the cooling and freezing sector have been working for decades to optimise the complex supply chain needed to keep products refrigerated, all the way to their final destination. Rite-Hite summarise the five most common challenging factors, along with approaches to solving them.
productHandle various vehicles
THE CONTINUING growth of e-commerce and last-mile deliveries within the UK logistics sector results in distributors and operators looking for greater flexibility and speed when loading/unloading all types of fleet vehicles.
productGower Chemicals goes for green option
WHEN GOWER Chemicals reviewed its materials handling requirements, the local Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks supplier presented a compelling case for switching to electric.
productRite-Hite invests in new dock leveller production
RITE-HITE HAS announced a significant investment in its German manufacturing facility in Volkmarsen to support with production of its new generation of RiteLoad dock levellers.
productWho’s the most important person when it comes to a Thorough Examination?
IT’S YOU as the employer and/or owner of the equipment. Why? Because the legal responsibility for ensuring the Thorough Examination (LOLER & PUWER) has been correctly carried out lies with the duty holder and not with the inspector.
newsRemovals company launches workplace safety initiative
SPECIALIST REMOVALS service Johnsons 1871 has launched a new initiative to reduce accidents and promote workforce safety.
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