Closing up for winter
WINTER IS upon us, and with a change in weather comes the need to think about your current operations and any gaps in your current thinking in how best to maintain a safe, efficient and productive loading bay.
WINTER IS upon us, and with a change in weather comes the need to think about your current operations and any gaps in your current thinking in how best to maintain a safe, efficient and productive loading bay.
CFTS HAS reminded inspectors about the responsibility to report serious defects found during examinations.
A BLACKBURN-based engineering company has been fined £80,000 after a man described as ‘caring and loving’ by his family was killed after being crushed under a machine.
AN INTERNATIONAL drinks manufacturer has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to over 30% of his body.
A METAL fabrication company has been fined £40k after an employee suffered a serious leg fracture that led to a below the knee amputation.
Managers play a vital roll in upholding material handling equipment (MHE) safety. Stuart Taylor looks at the role of training to ensure safe operating practices are followed on site.
RITE-HITE has launched a new comprehensive programme of virtual and in-person training for loading dock and in-plant solutions, helping to continuously improve safety and efficiency at the warehouse.
A PLASTICS manufacturer in Kent has been fined £400,000 after an employee was seriously injured by a forklift truck.
A WOOD panel manufacturer has been fined £400k after a worker suffered life-changing injuries at its factory in Chirk, near Wrexham.
A COMPANY has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death.
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