Health & Safety Matters

Avoid costly accidents

Companies that work with
hazardous substances whose ignition
or penetration into soil, groundwater
or atmosphere could cause
significant harm to people and/or the
environment need to exercise care
during handling. From

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Major order for Demag from BMW

Demag Cranes has reinforced its
position in the automotive sector
with a major order from BMW. The
company has received an order from
the vehicle manufacturer to supply
28 cranes to serve press lines at its
locations in

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ESD protection

Protecting electronic products and
components from the unseen
dangers of electrostatic discharges
(ESD) is an important consideration
for many manufacturers. A solution
to the problem is now available
from Stakrak with

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Quietly confident

Brigade Electronics has been
awarded the Noise Abatement
Society’s Quiet Mark for its
unique white sound
reversing alarms (bbs-tek)
which only sound in the
immediate danger area,
preventing noise nuisance
associated w

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Platform education

When port and steel facility operator
DFDS Seaways identified a health and
safety issue involving lorry drivers
climbing up the back or sides of
trucks it implemented a pilot scheme
involving two LoadSafe platforms.

T

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Taking charge

GNB offers factories and
warehouses that use traction
batteries a dedicated ‘Health and
Safety Station’ which can be wallmounted
in the charger room. It
contains equipment to help protect
workers as well as emergency it

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Diverse handling

Polymer specialist Rehau has turned
to Yale, and its authorised dealer Yale
CZ, to manage its complete materials
handling operation requirements in
the Czech Republic.

Rehau’s 9000m2 facility in Cestlice
includes indo

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Toyota takes care

Tony Wallis, operations director for
Toyota Material Handling UK
presented at the 2012 Best Factory
Conference, using a real-life case
study to illustrate the use of the
Toyota Production System and the
importance of ‘T

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Help workers speak out

Following a recent study by the
Forklift Truck Association (FLTA),
Briggs Equipment believes that
companies should do more to
encourage workers to speak up
about health and safety issues. The
research suggests that arou

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FLTA Safety winner

RAVAS MForks has won the 2012
FLTA Award for Excellence in
the Safety Category. MForks is said
to be the first load moment
monitoring system integrated into
the forks of counter balanced and
reach trucks. MForks measure

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