newsFatal crush between shipping containers
A CARGO handling company has been fined £200k after an employee was fatally crushed between shipping containers while working in a container park in Portsmouth.
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productGoalposts boost door protection
BRANDSAFE HAS unveiled modular goalpost solutions to help protect overhead and roller doors. Quick and easy-to-install onsite, and manufactured from galvanised steel, the goalposts can reduce or eliminate damage to vehicle loading bay doors or cold store, freezer and chiller doors, providing added protection of building structures and minimising repairs.
news£270k fine after fatality involving mobile elevating work platform
A LINCOLNSHIRE based manufacturing company that specialises in lifting and handling equipment has been fined after an employee died after falling with a work platform onto the M25 motorway.
productShadow boards for end of aisle
IMPROVED ORGANISATION of end-of-aisle racking tools and equipment in warehouse and distribution centres is provided by the new Modulean Rack End Boards, from workplace visual communications and safety products specialist Beaverswood.
newsWorker falls 30 feet through warehouse skylight
A BLACKBURN based warehouse owner has been fined after an employee of a roofing contractor Nizamuddin Gorji fell approximately 30 feet through a glass skylight on a warehouse roof resulting in severe life changing injuries.
productConfusion can result in penalties
MANY FORKLIFT users remain confused about their Thorough Examination lift truck inspection responsibilities and, as a result, they may be operating defective or unsafe equipment that not only puts workers at risk of injury but also leaves company bosses exposed to significant legal penalties should an accident occur.
productBest investment, says customer
FOLLOWING THE recent installation of a Stertil Koni heavy-duty vehicle lift at its premises at Tonbridge in Kent, Avenley Engineering has described the acquisition as the best investment they’ve made in the business.
productShut out contaminants
ONE OF the world’s leading designers and developers of flexible packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry relies on an installation of fast action doors supplied and installed by Stertil Door Products.
productWatch for knock-on effects
CFTS CHAIRMAN Geoff Martin says companies need to be aware of the knock-on effects of an accident.
newsTransport company’s failings led to man’s death
A LEEDS based company has been fined £850,000 after an employee sustained fatal injuries while undergoing training.
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