Materials handling

Jury awards worker $250,000 for broken ankles

09 February, 2010

In a successful claim against Victorian WorkCover Authority, a worker has been awarded $250,000 in compensation for pain and suffering from a workplace fall that broke both of her ankles.

Pallet inverter installed for damaged pallet turnaround

03 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions

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.

Pallet dispenser reduces downtime

03 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions

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 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions

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.

Technique Solutions Shifta-Lifta

27 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Technique Solutions Pty Ltd

The Shifta-Lifta can be used as a mobile horizontal conveyor or, at the push of a button, it converts into a fast-loading elevator for loading or unloading mezzanine floors, pallet racking or containers.

Flexilift Sellick S160 Series forklift

27 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Flexilift Australia

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

The General Mat Company Lagune wet area mats

27 January, 2010 | Supplied by: The General Mat Company

Lagune interlocking wet area mats are suitable for use in wet areas such as showers, spas, saunas and changing rooms to help prevent injuries from slipping.

Sign-A-Rama Adverstep stair capping

27 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Sign-A-Rama

Adverstep stair capping enables stairways to be transformed into large-format message boards, while providing antislip protection.

Project: Safely and efficiently handling large steel plates

15 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Konecranes Australia

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.

Floorsafe International CC stair treads

15 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Floorsafe Australia Pty Ltd

The CC stair treads can be manufactured in a range of colour combinations to ensure the treads stand out.

Floorsafe luminous safety tapes

14 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Floorsafe Australia Pty Ltd

The Floorsafe range of luminous glow-in-the-dark safety tapes provides added safety by helping to prevent slip and fall accidents on stairways at night.

Optimum Handling Solutions double pallet dispenser

14 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions

The Optimum Handling Solutions double pallet dispenser can dispense two pallets at once, as well as operate as two single pallet dispensers, making it suitable for segregation of pallets from different pallet suppliers.

Forklift load falls and kills 60-year-old man

14 January, 2010

The first work-related death in Victoria this year occurred on 12 January at the AirRoad facility in the Melbourne suburb of Laverton.

Guidelines for safe transport and storage of goods on the waterfront

01 January, 2010 by Paul Stathis

Safe Work Australia recently released three guidance publications to help improve materials handling safety in the transport and storage industries in stevedoring applications on the waterfront. The material aims to reduce the incidence of fatalities and injuries in this type of workplace by addressing environmental, physical, mechanical and psychosocial risks associated with stevedoring operations.