productFree guide
Toyota Material Handling has
published the latest edition of its
guide to safe manual handling
offering advice on the safest ways to
lift, stack and move items in the
workplace.
The guide gives simple rules to
rememb
product
productSafety system
A management reporting and safety
system designed to prevent premature
departure of vehicles from loading
bays is being installed at Goods In
sections of Tesco distribution centres.
The system combines Easilift’s
dock
productInterlock system
Northwich-based Frank Roberts &
Sons has undergone a multi –
million pound investment, installing
an interlock system to its loading
bays to eliminate the potential for
accidents as lorries pull away.
The system was d
productOn-board weighing
It is reported that since the launch of
the Liftlog 100+ on-board weighing
system for forklift trucks from RDS
Technology, the new instrument has
proven a great success with vehicle
managers looking to improve the
safet
productLoadhog shows bottle down under
After pilot-testing Loadhog’s
Smartstak, one of Australia’s largest
glass manufacturers has
specified the glass bottle
transporting system as
the standard method of
conveying containers
between its Australian
and New
productAccreditation achieved
Thorworld Industries has achieved the prestigious SAFEcontractor accreditation.
productConspicuous move
3M is supporting REFLECT, the trade body working to improve the conspicuity of HGVs, in its efforts to encourage fleet and haulage firms to join up to its REFLECT voluntary code of conduct. The conduct supports the widespread fitting of retro-reflective markings to heavy good vehicles (HGVs), prior to them becoming mandatory by law.
productTaking the load
A Stannah Goodsmaster 1000B
goods lift is providing catering
support to Birmingham’s LG
Arena.
The goods lift is part of the
Stannah Goodsmaster Classic range
and is available in 500 to 1500kg
load capacities with a
productSliding bumper
Thorworld Industries has been
granted a UK patent for its new sliding
nylon dock bumper which is designed
to provide customers with protection
to help reduce vehicle repair and
building maintenance costs.
The bumper f
productSway control
The ‘active sway control’ system
from Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks is
said to automatically work out and
deliver the correct adjustment
necessary to counteract the mast’s
sway.
This software-driven feature cuts
sway by
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