newsNEW RESEARCH from the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) suggests significant growth in the numbers of employers recognising the need for additional training when operators are expected to work on new and different types of equipment.
newsA COMPANY that manufactures freshly prepared meals was fined £176,000 when an employee was killed after being struck by empty food trays.
productAt Logistics Link South, Traka will be
showcasing its management systems
for controlling access to important
keys, including the new Small Fleet
control system, designed for
businesses with only a small number
of fork t
productA specialist in the manufacture, repair
and maintenance of drilling products
used in the oil and gas sectors is
benefiting from the versatile
capabilities of an 8 tonne Combilift
4-way forklift which is ensuring safe
an
productSuffolk-based Nexen has designed its
latest X-Range of counterbalanced
forklift trucks with health and safety
considerations taking as much priority
as reliability and performance.
All models have a spacious, fully
fl
productA combination of two AC electric
powered Aisle-Masters fitted with
telescopic forks and a double-deep
storage system is reported
to be enabling Walkers
Transport to maximise use
of its warehousing
facilities in Leeds.
productLifting equipment manufacturer,
Demag Cranes & Components, has
installed two crane systems at
Rainham Steel’s Scunthorpe
distribution centre, as part of the
development of a new £1.3 million
warehouse facility.
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productNew from bulk solids
handling specialists,
Flexicon is the Sanitary
High Lift Drum
Dumper that allows
drums to be loaded at
floor level, sealed
against a discharge
cone, elevated and
tipped, mating the cone
to a gas
productA new Bulk Bag Weigh Batch
Eductor System from Flexicon
(Europe) loosens bulk solid material
that has solidified during storage
and shipment, discharges the
material by weight and blends it into
a liquid stream.
The
articleThe mortuary department at The Christie Foundation NHS Trust is one of the busiest in the North West and the increasing weight of the general population is creating a range of health and safety issues for the people who work there. The situation has led to a collaboration between mortuary staff and a materials handling specialist to develop a new product to help overcome the problem…
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