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Rob Vetter

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Are they getting it?

Safety First - 22 Jun 2006 (#265) As a trainer, you must take deliberate, calculated steps in the classroom and in the field to evaluate your trainees' level of understanding.

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Learn from other’s mistakes - P&O fined AUD500,000

Fork Talk - 15 Jun 2006 (#264) A Victorian County court this week fined P&O Ports Ltd AUD500,000 (USD369,800) after a worker fell more than eight metres into the hold of a ship and died.

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Skills shortage critical in Australia

Fork Talk - 8 Jun 2006 (#263) According to Inside ICHCA, ICHCA Australia Ltd's monthly e-newsletter, a critical shortage of skilled workers in the AUD60 billion (USD44.5billion)-a-year transport and logistics industry could threaten the country's future economic growth. A major contributing factor to the skills shortage was the industry's low profile among job seekers.

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China expo attracts global participation

Fork Talk - 1 Jun 2006 (#262) The inaugural CONEXPO Asia 2006 attracted more than 13,100 visitors from more than 75 countries. Top attendee nations were China, Australia, the USA, Korea and India. International visitors accounted for 18 per cent of total attendance. Chinese attendees included those from Hong Kong and Macau.

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Issue #8: Container cranes

Cargo Chat - 1 Jun 2006 (#262) A recent tragic incident in which a manoeuvring ship struck a quayside container crane and caused it to collapse, killing one person, has highlighted the crane's vulnerability. One feature of large quayside ship-to-shore cranes is that, to maximise their outreach, most are positioned so the front legs are very close to the quay edge ...

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Insist on thorough examinations

Fork Talk - 25 May 2006 (#261) Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) said in a statement that it had received reports some dealers were supplying forklifts without providing thorough examination certificates, which are a UK legal requirement.

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Dirk Zeinstra

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Forklift vibration is health hazard

Safety First - 25 May 2006 (#261) Employees can suffer painful cramps and lose sensitivity in fingers, hands and arms when exposed to vibration and shocks from machinery. Other symptoms of exposure to body vibration are tiredness, nausea, blindness, dizziness, back problems, seasickness, reduced accuracy and dislocation of internal organs, writes Safety First guest contributor Dirk Zeinstra this week.

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Rob Vetter

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Why train?

Safety First - 18 May 2006 (#260) Forkliftaction.com News is pleased to have Rob Vetter join us as a Safety First contributor. He has more than 20 years' experience in mobile equipment training systems and is currently the technical director of Ives Training Group in Blaine, Washington, USA. In his inaugural column, Rob brings us back to to basics by giving succinct answers to the question: "Why train?" If you are interested in writing for Forkliftaction.com News, please email www.forkliftaction.com

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ITA, OSHA renew alliance, plan seminars

Fork Talk - 18 May 2006 (#260) The Industrial Truck Association (ITA) and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) have renewed an alliance aimed at protecting workers from forklift hazards.

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Safety alert on telehandlers

Fork Talk - 27 Apr 2006 (#257) Regulatory authority WorkSafe Victoria says its inspectors will take action against companies that use inadequately designed telehandlers as mobile cranes.

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