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How the UK warehousing industry will cope after Brexit
Richard Newbold
4 minute read
Your Focus - 1 Feb 2018 (#857) As Brexit approaches, Richard Newbold advises businesses to step up their planning.
Start as you mean to go on
Stuart Taylor
3 minute read
Safety First - 18 Jan 2018 (#855) Taking on additional staff can mean taking on additional risk, according to Stuart Taylor.
Mythbusting in the forklift world
Rob Vetter
5 minute read
Safety First - 14 Dec 2017 (#851) Training requirements, certification, licences and qualifications: Rob Vetter sorts the wheat from the chaff.
The one skill every service engineer is missing
Karl Baum
3 minute read
Your Focus - 23 Nov 2017 (#848) Service engineers need to be skilled in dealing with people as well as machines, according to Karl Baum.
Future job prospects and the impact of automation
Tom Wilkerson
3 minute read
Your Focus - 16 Nov 2017 (#847) With surging automation and robotics technology advancing at a staggering pace, there is concern about the future of blue collar jobs. Tom Wilkerson offers some positive news for forklift drivers, aerial lift operators, and other industrial equipment workers.
Top tips for safe forklift mounting and dismounting
Nick Welch
3 minute read
Safety First - 2 Nov 2017 (#845) Many musculoskeletal and other injuries occur when operators are getting on and off forklift trucks. Although mounting and dismounting techniques may vary, depending on the particular truck, the following steps should be considered to reduce the risk of incident or injury, according to Nick Welch.
The times are a-changin’
Danny Maron
5 minute read
Safety First - 19 Oct 2017 (#843) The influx of non-English speakers from less privileged backgrounds is placing a new strain on forklift training, according to Danny Maron.
Strategic thinking
Peter Harvey
3 minute read
Your Focus - 5 Oct 2017 (#841) Accidents involving forklifts injure approximately 1,000 people in the UK each year, and that number is on the rise. To reverse this worrying trend, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) is taking an innovative approach to communicating the risks associated with forklift operations and best practice among those most at risk. Its chief executive Peter Harvey explains.
Will driverless forklifts improve productivity?
Dilyan Alexiev
3 minute read
Your Focus - 14 Sep 2017 (#838) There's a lot of talk in the news right now about whether robots will be taking our jobs. Dilyan Alexiev ponders if driverless forklifts improve productivity.
No excuses
Rob Vetter
3 minute read
Safety First - 7 Sep 2017 (#837) For trainer Rob Vetter, safety is not an option, it's an imperative.
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