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Resources company fined over quarry injury

06 April, 2010

A construction material supplier was fined over a workplace incident in South Australia that resulted in serious leg injuries to an employee.


Linfox held to account for trailer floor collapse

29 March, 2010

Linfox Australia has been convicted and fined $170,000 plus $41,270 court costs over serious and preventable injuries that were sustained by an employee when an adjustable mezzanine floor in a truck’s trailer collapsed on him.


National spotlight on forklift safety for grocery wholesalers

23 March, 2010

The safe use of forklifts in the grocery wholesale and fruit and vegetable wholesale industries will be examined by Australia’s workplace safety authorities.


Earthmover fined over teen worker injury

23 March, 2010

The Adelaide Industrial court fined an earthmoving company over the injury of a teenage worker who was struck by a bobcat.


Nissan SRX Platinum series pantograph-style, narrow-aisle forklifts

22 March, 2010 by

The Nissan SRX Platinum series pantograph-style, narrow-aisle forklifts are available in three capacities ranging from 1360 to 2000 kg.


Oz Seals Quattro Seal

22 March, 2010

Oz Seals has developed the heavy-duty Quattro Seal that is designed to be twice as safe as a standard seal. With lower leakage and failure rates, the Quattro Seal is suitable for heavy-duty hydraulic and pneumatic applications.


Exair static eliminating blowoff station

18 March, 2010 by

The Exair static eliminating blowoff station can be used to deliver a concentrated flow of ionised air to remove dust and other contaminants from a charged surface. It is suitable for benchtop and machine mounting to clean parts and eliminate the static electricity charge that attracts dust and contaminants.


Actilift Quikstak Smart Stacker automated stacker

18 March, 2010 by

Actilift automated and manual lifting devices can be used for safer work with pallets, skids, bins and stacks. The range includes the Quikstak Smart Stacker automated stacker as well as a series of manual and automated lifting trolleys.


Jungheinrich EME114 pedestrian pallet mover

18 March, 2010 by

The Jungheinrich EME114 pedestrian pallet mover has a short drive unit length of 450 mm and is suitable for light to medium applications such as retail stores, supermarkets and DIY stores.


Pallet-wrapping savings at a large meat processing plant

10 March, 2010 by

Palwrap from Optimum Handling Solutions has generated significant pallet-wrapping savings at a large meat processing plant.


Pallet dispenser reduces downtime

03 February, 2010 by

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.


Stretch wrappers cut film usage by 55%

03 February, 2010

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.


Optimum Handling Solutions pallet dispenser

02 February, 2010

The Optimum Handling Solutions pallet dispenser is designed to service high pallet-usage requirements in load-out areas in industries such as abattoirs, food processing plants and other areas where pallets are constantly needed.


Optimum Handling Solutions pallet inverter

02 February, 2010

The Optimum Handling Solutions pallet inverter provides a solution to the problem of transferring goods between hired timber pallets to internal plastic pallets. For manufacturers who need to keep timber pallets out of the factory, the pallet inverter represents a faster way of getting raw materials and finished goods from pallet to pallet.


Flexilift Sellick S160 Series forklift

27 January, 2010 by

The Sellick S160 Series forklift is designed for tough environments such as those found in Australia’s mining industry.


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