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Load safety, load securing and working at height
Load safety, load securing and working at height is a high priority subject on the table for many vehicle operators – as the roll out of the Health and Safety (HSE) and VOSA safe loading campaign is increasing, the tightening of existing laws accompanied by strict penalties is forcing industry organisations to look at their procedures for compliance on this current issue.
The penalties for unsafe loads range from a verbal warning through to an immediate prohibition notice for the company, which may also involve follow – up action by VOSA.
Value chain
Peter MacLeod was invited for an exclusive tour of The Co-operative Group’s new £15 million distribution depot at Birtley, which features materials handling equipment powered by energy efficient, zero maintenance EnerSys Hawker Evolution batteries.
The Co-operative Group’s new 280,000ft2 facility at Birtley in Co.Durham serves the retailer’s 260 food stores in Scotland and the north of England. Orders are picked at a rate of 500,000 cases per week, and there are 200 outbound deliveries a day. More than 550 staff are employed at the site, including drivers, warehouse operatives and vehicle maintenance staff, as well as staff working in food retail administration and other parts of The Co-operative business. The facility is operated by Co-operative Retail Logistics.
Joloda launches an easy loader VanLoda
With mounting pressure to reduce the number of large trucks for urban deliveries, light vans are increasingly used for the carriage of pallets and other heavy and awkward items.
The new VanLoda system from Joloda enables up to three pallets up to 1000 kilos in weight and of various footprint sizes (four in long wheel base vehicles) to be loaded and pushed into the length of the vehicle by one man without undue strain.
Level best
The environmental credentials of dock levellers supplied by Crawford enabled them to be specified at Gazeley’s new sustainable industrial development in Staffordshire.
Gazeley's G-Park Blue Planet in Chatterley Valley, Staffordshire is the first ever building to achieve a BREEAM design Outstanding rating by scoring exemplary credits in four areas of BREEAM, and achieving an exceptional standard of sustainability as a carbon positive development.
Castell puts safety first
A new interlocking driveaway prevention system from Castell is helping to protect loading bay personnel at two of Dairy Crest’s sites in the UK.
Dairy Crest, one of the UK’s leading chilled dairy foods company, is protecting loading bay personnel at two sites with Castell’s interlocking driveaway prevention system, Salvo.
Hart Doors’ latest installation
One of Hart Door Systems' latest international orders has now been installed at Bermuda's Emissions Control Testing Station. This view shows the Speedor Super, Hart's high-speed, automatic, door, installed and fully functional at the vehicular entrance to the facility.
Hart Door Systems’ range of industrial shutters are designed to comply with the current British and EC safety regulations. Optional specification levels can be varied to meet any special operation requirements.
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