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Bill redmond

4 minute read

End of the line for diesel?

Your Focus - 26 Jun 2014 (#673) With increasing controls on emissions, Bill Redmond argues it's time to look seriously at electric forklifts.

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Intelligent forklifts reshape the warehouse

Ron D'Ambrosio

3 minute read

Intelligent forklifts reshape the warehouse

Your Focus - 12 Jun 2014 (#671) Technology can be applied to all aspects of materials handling for improved efficiency and safety, according to Ron D'Ambrosio.

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Could an agency worker wreck your recovery?

Richard Shore

3 minute read

Could an agency worker wreck your recovery?

Safety First - 5 Jun 2014 (#670) Economic recovery means more temporary staff, and Richard Shore warns that this increases safety concerns.

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Rob Vetter

4 minute read

Train Your Forklift Operators

Safety First - 8 May 2014 (#666) Rob Vetter writes an open letter to employers.

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Operating Safely at Height with Order Pickers

Steve Reynolds

2 minute read

Operating Safely at Height with Order Pickers

Your Focus - 24 Apr 2014 (#664) As order pickers are designed to operate at height, it is necessary to understand the extra operating procedures that will apply. Steve Reynolds examines five key safety measures to consider when operating order pickers within a warehouse.

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Danny Maron

5 minute read

You never win

Safety First - 17 Apr 2014 (#663) Trainer Danny Maron gets "a handle" on a burning safety issue.

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Steve Reynolds

2 minute read

Knowing your forklift’s load capacity

Your Focus - 3 Apr 2014 (#661) As more forklift options and attachments become available, it is increasingly important for forklift operators to have a clear understanding of their forklift's load capacity and the risks that are involved in exceeding it. Steve Reynolds highlights what forklift operators should know regarding a forklift's load capacity and practices that should be in place in order to maintain safety around the workplace.

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Richard Shore

2 minute read

Safety is not just the driver's job

Safety First - 6 Mar 2014 (#657) After years of reduced forklift accident rates, the level of improvement has begun to slow. Richard Shore believes further breakthroughs will require the efforts of the entire workforce.

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Rob Vetter

5 minute read

Is practical training practicable?

Safety First - 6 Feb 2014 (#653) Practical training is not an optional extra, nor can it done while it is being assessed, argues Rob Vetter.

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