A forklift is great at transporting a pallet from a starting point to an ending point, but that’s about it. Most warehousing jobs require additional functionality when moving a pallet, for example, turning a drum, grabbing a bale, or lifting something that doesn’t sit on a pallet. This is where…
Fall Protection Equipment Inspection and Maintenance: What UK Businesses Need to Know
Given the consequences, working from height continues to be one of the most rigorously controlled aspects of health and safety law in the UK. Serious injuries from falling from height remain one of the most common dangers in construction, warehousing, telecommunications, utilities, and facilities management. Most companies accept the requirement…
Choosing Heavy Duty Cantilever Racking for Steel, Timber and Long Goods
A common issue warehouse and yard managers handle from all over Northern Ireland is Long, awkward, and heavy stock. The stock types include timber, metals, pipes, and tubing, which do not take to pallets and lead to haphazard storage in racking systems. When trying to place these types of stock…
Anchor Points and Fall Arrest Systems: A Procurement Guide for Facilities Managers
Working at height is one of the biggest causes of serious injury in UK construction, warehousing and manufacturing. This is why fall arrest systems and anchor points need more attention in discussions about fall protection. Businesses are too often treating fall protection equipment as an afterthought. It is bought in…
The Engineering Behind Wire Rope: Why It Matters More Than You Think
You’ve probably never really noticed wire rope, but it’s there in lift shafts, holding cranes steady, on lorries holding loads, and many, many other tasks where failure is not an option. The surprising thing is how little attention is paid to something so fundamentally critical to modern industry. Take a…