by georgina | Sep 9, 2024 | Articles
Understanding the Regulations In the UK, all pallet trucks, regardless of their lifting mechanism, fall under the purview of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). These regulations are designed to ensure the safe and proper use of all...
by Amo Sokhi | Feb 19, 2024 | Articles
Mastering Warehouse Health and Safety: the Definitive Guide to Safe Pallet Truck Use Warehouses serve as the backbone of logistics operations, facilitating the storage, movement, and distribution of goods. However, amongst the hustle and bustle of daily operations,...
by Amo Sokhi | Jan 29, 2024 | Articles
In the heart of warehouses and distribution centres, hand pallet trucks play a pivotal role in the seamless handling and movement of goods. This piece of humble equipment, though simple in design, is fundamental in the day-to-day operations across a range of sectors....
by SHS Handling | Mar 30, 2016 | Articles
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) is a valuable tool used by many companies to effectively measure how safe their workplace is or to see the efficiency of newly implemented safety schemes. Lost time injuries are injuries which have occurred in the workplace...
by SHS Handling | Jul 31, 2015 | Articles
In late 2014, the EU-Occupational Safety and Health Agency bought out some statistics based on a survey they conducted using data collected from workplaces in 36 European countries. The survey focuses on health and safety in establishments when it comes to new and...
by SHS Handling | May 12, 2015 | Articles
It is important when using electric pallet trucks that you keep everyone safe through out the operation which is why at SHS Handling we have come up with these simple to follow pallet truck safety tips and advice. Dock and Lorry Height One of the first things to check...
