Health & Safety Matters

4-Way forklift

Supplier of timber stair parts,
decorative mouldings and outdoor
balustrading, Richard Burbidge, is
using a Combi-CB 4-way forklift to
speed up materials handling
procedures at its manufacturing facility
in Oswestry. Th

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Safety tops the agenda

As a leading supplier of liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG), Calor places
huge importance on health and
safety and has confirmed its
commitment to promoting a safer
industry by sponsoring the Fork Lift
Truck Association’s (F

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Manage to stay safe

Fork lift trucks are responsible for more workplace accidents
than any other vehicle.The Fork Lift Truck Association’s
David Ellison suggests what needs to be done

If you are reading this magazine,
chances are that yo

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Quicker and safer loading

Joloda International, the specialist in
vehicle loading, has launched its latest
loading system for the van market.

The Vanloda system enables quicker
and safer loading of any size van for
loads including pallets, slip

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Here’s a safety tip

Bulk solids handling specialist Flexicon
has introduced an Open Chute Box
Dumper that offers a safe, low cost
method of discharging bulk solid
materials from boxes, totes and other
containers when dust containment is
no

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Thirsty work

Juice consumption has
increased by 50% over the
last 10 years which is why
leading juice supplier Gerber
called on automatic vehicle
loading specialist Joloda to
help it save costs, increase
cross dock efficiencies,
i

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Tough chain reaction

A typical subsea operation involving
J D Neuhaus air and hydraulic
operated chain hoists was recently
shown on the National Geographic
‘World’s Toughest Fixes’
programme. It covered the removal,
repair and eventual repl

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Improved safety record

Engineering manager, at seating
leather manufacturer Andrew
Muirhead, Alec Brycelend, first
contacted Nu-Star in May 2003 with
a requirement to reduce the
manpower needed to move 2,000kg
trestles used in its tanning pro

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Racking protector

A-Safe has helped cut costs at
DHL’s warehouse in Livingston
with the installation of a new-style
racking protector system.

As a major distribution site for
Iceland frozen foods, the 300,000ft2
warehouse is equipped t

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Shocks away

When soft drinks manufacturer, GSK
found rough terrain at its
manufacturing plant had the potential
to cause injuries to personnel, the
company turned to Davis Derby to
help improve the situation.

After analysing traf

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