Project: Minimising risks for maintenance workers at Railcorp service centre
A major revamp of the fans and their associated safety and maintenance equipment at the Railcorp Explorer and Endeavour Service Centre in Sydney has been carried out by the Turnkey Fitout Division of Fanquip. The Service Centre, which is located in the North Eveleigh Precinct at Australian Technology Park, had old and outdated fan equipment that required considerable maintenance, frequently exposing workers to the hazards of working at height. Read more »
Optimising mill safety and reliability
The Finnish-headquartered minerals and metals processing solutions company Outotec has combined high-efficiency hydraulic technology with advanced ultrasonic bolt load testing to optimise the speed and safety of bolting operations in the construction of SAG (semi-autogenous grinding) and ball mills. Read more »
Pallet-wrapping savings at a large meat processing plant
Palwrap from Optimum Handling Solutions has generated significant pallet-wrapping savings at a large meat processing plant. Read more »
Scissor lifts for inner-city goods delivery
Optimum Handling Solutions has recently supplied a double scissor lift for a building project in the Sydney CBD that has eliminated the problem of bulk food deliveries to a retail outlet situated on the second level of a commercial building. Read more »
Pallet inverter installed for damaged pallet turnaround
Optimum Handling Solutions has installed a pallet inverter at a large transport and logistics company. The pallet inverter is primarily used to transfer product from damaged pallets onto acceptable pallets. Read more »
Pallet dispenser reduces downtime
Optimum Handling Solutions has installed and commissioned a pallet dispenser at a coatings manufacturer that has resulted in a substantial reduction in the downtime of load-out staff. Read more »
Stretch wrappers cut film usage by 55%
Optimum Handling Solutions has installed two SIAT automatic film attach and cut stretch wrappers at a processing plant, reducing pallet film usage to one-third of the previous usage rate. Read more »
Safely servicing heavy-duty construction equipment
Komatsu Australia’s facilities cover the whole of Queensland, from Brisbane in the south to Cairns in the north, and west to Mt Isa, including heavy-duty mining equipment such as loaders, excavators and bulldozers. As a major manufacturer and supplier of mining and construction equipment, the company fosters an ongoing program of continuous improvement in safety performance. Read more »
Project: Safely and efficiently handling large steel plates
South Australian steel-profile cutter Ferrocut boosted both efficiency and operator safety when it recently installed Konecranes CXT overhead cranes at its new factory and warehouse complex in the Techport Australia industry hub near Adelaide. Read more »
Educating OHS students about confined spaces
Protector Alsafe and Victoria University (VU) collaborated to provide an opportunity for a group of Diploma of OHS students to have a ‘hands-on’ approach in the investigation of a mock confined space incident. Read more »
Mitigating the risk of explosions in metallurgical furnaces
The Siemens LDS6 laser gas analyser is helping to improve safety and save millions of dollars in damage repairs for the Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical company (TEMCO), a subsidiary of BHP Billiton that is located in Tasmania. It does this by alerting workers at the manganese ferro-alloy plant of an imminent furnace explosion and giving them sufficient time to prevent it. Read more »
Building a culture of safety
Nestlé’s manufacturing plant in Campbellfield, Victoria, takes safety very seriously. It’s a culture that’s embraced and practised by every employee, from senior management to those on the shop floor and the company enjoys a good safety record as a result. Read more »
Managing stress-related wheel failure
Bearcat Tyres has introduced a heavy-duty wheel safety reporting service for the port handling and mining industries. Read more »
Integrated safety concept for water treatment plant
German company Glastechnik Holger Kramp ensures wastewater from grinding, drilling and similar machining functions is cleaned and made available again to the production process in as short a time as possible Read more »
Fast extraction system slashes cleaning duties for powder coater
A powder coating facility on the Gold Coast has completely upgraded its dust handling system to optimise occupational health and safety standards for employees, plus gain a system that is largely self-cleaning Read more »
Safer road construction
Roadsafe is a privately owned New Zealand company based in Auckland, specialising in traffic control for the roading construction market Read more »
Access equipment ownership a better option to renting
Maintek Roofing's first experience of access equipment ownership wasn't a positive one until the company purchased its first piece of JLG equipment Read more »
Minimising forklift accidents caused by poor eyesight
A soft drink bottling warehouse in Melbourne recently had a serious safety issue with one of its forklift drivers who frequently crashed into the corners of pallets while operating his forklift Read more »
Expresso hand trucks save time, money and driver's back
When Melbourne beverage distributor Shaun Mays took a Lite Trucks Expresso hand truck out for a trial run, it saved him so much time and effort that he never gave it back. Three years on, he says it has saved him money, too Read more »
Recognised for practising workplace health and safety
For Stuart Kenny, managing director of the Ausclad Group of Companies (AGC), supporting a workplace event to recognise Safe Work Australia Week is a top priority Read more »