Ensuring peak performance and safety for your forklift fleet
At Marshall’s Industrial, we understand that safety and reliability are paramount when it comes to engine operations.
Ultrasound but different
THE USi-industry ultrasonic sensor system from Pepperl+Fuchs integrates advanced industrial ultrasonic technology into a compact and highly adaptable device.
Access resources to prevent forklift incidents
National Forklift Safety Day rounded off 2024 campaign with focus on preventing accidents.
Protect seasonal workers using AI
Every Christmas, businesses take on large numbers of seasonal workers in anticipation of the extra orders that come in over the festive season. Many of the workers need to be trained up fast, and in the warehousing and logistics sectors, prevention of accident and injury is key to maintaining productivity and keeping the workforce healthy, says Graham Sharp.
Company fined £1.6m following the death of ‘happy-go-lucky’ 24-year-old
Jack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK at South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne.
Securing safer material handling through next-gen solutions
Innovation and advancing technologies are key to unlocking immense benefits in the intralogistics and material handling sphere – most critically, when it comes to optimising safety. Linde Material Handling’s latest forklift safety product is the Reverse Assist Radar.
Lorry reversing into loading bay kills employee
Samworth Brothers, the owner of Ginsters, has been fined £1.28 million after an employee was killed by a lorry that was delivering supplies to the bakery where it makes its pasties.
Terraforming the warehouse
Bilstein Group UK head of operations Adrian Ancliff is obsessed with continuous improvement. Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy visited Adrian at the company’s highly automated Markham Vale distribution centre to hear how an advanced warehouse can keep moving forward.
Beware ‘box tick’ exercises when considering online training
Simon Tingle, partner and head of regulatory at law firm Gordons, outlines some key points on the role of online training and safety in the logistics setting.
New Awards puts the focus firmly on warehouse transformation
LOGISTICS MATTERS is excited to announce the launch of the new Warehouse Transformation Awards.
Health and Safety posters: essential templates for workplace safety in logistics
In logistics, where people work fast, and environments can be hazardous, the significance of robust health and safety measures cannot be overstated. Health and safety awareness poster templates serve as crucial visual cues that keep safety protocols front and centre in employees’ minds.
SafetyFirst platform scoops award
RED Corporate Driver Training’s SafetyFirst platform wins prestigious fleet safety award from Logistics UK.
UKMHA chief added to Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester seminar programme
New Chief Executive at the UK Material Handling Association, Rob Fisher, will present on safety initiatives at the conference on October 2 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.
New test to better assess operator competence
The Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA) has released a new Associated Knowledge test standard for Counterbalance Lift Truck and Reach Truck operators.
Logistics firm fined £1 million after employee fall
CHRISTOPHER HOOPER suffered fractures to his skull, back, pelvis, arm, wrist and ankle after falling 11 metres while working for Southampton Container Terminals Limited, trading as DP World Southampton, on 20 September 2022.
Travis Perkins added to Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester seminar programme
Fleet Director at the leading builder’s merchant Karl Wilshaw will present on innovative research into audible alarms to boost safety for electric forklifts.
Hear Boohoo talk eComm John Lewis on automation and much more
Content is the focus at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester event on October 2 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.
A-Safe marks 40 years with award win
THE POLYMER safety barrier firm has been recognised with a Red Dot Award for Product Design 2024 for its Industry 4.0-ready, active racking management product RackEye, powered by its IoT platform, Conek.
Next-gen safety
The evolving role of technology in securing a safer intralogistics sector, explored by Gavin Carslake.
