WorkSafe warning after man run over by forklift
15 September, 2009
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a warning about the dangers of pedestrains in close proximity of forklifts, following a serious injury to a man who tripped while handling material supported by a forklift.
Hidden construction injuries have the biggest cost
15 September, 2009
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a concerted assault on the state’s biggest source of workplace injuries which cost the community $600 million a year in medical treatment and rehabilitation bills.
Melbourne manufacturer convicted and fined after worker dies
17 August, 2009
B&D Australia has been convicted and fined $300,000 over an incident at its factory where an employee was killed after being struck by a steel tube he was lifting with a crane.
Pallet inverter
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions
The Pal-Invert is a heavy-duty materials handling inverter, designed to facilitate the fast rotation of full pallets of product, thereby cutting out the arduous and often time-consuming processes of manually handling and re-stacking of pallets.
Hybrid powered forklift
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Toyota Material Handling Australia Pty Ltd
The Geneo-Hybrid is a 3.5-tonne payload diesel-electric hybrid forklift designed to reduce CO2 emissions and increase fuel efficiency.
Sheets to column-stack pallets safely
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging Australia
Stabulon anti-slip sheets allow palletised goods to be column-stacked with stability, by distributing the load so the bottom cases support the upper tiers and prevent vibrations.
Safety railing
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Barrier Group
The FRP fibreglass reinforced plastic rail system is a modular post and rail system engineered from a composite material and is suited particularly to corrosive environments such as industrial and chemical plants.
Pantograph reach truck
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Crown Equipment Pty Ltd
The RR 5700 series of pantograph reach trucks features a traction control system that increases traction on wet, dusty or sealed floors, giving operators more control in performing challenging moves.
Articulated forklift
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexilift Australia
The Flexi articulated forklift truck offers space-saving advantages over traditional counterbalanced or reach fork trucks, making it possible to increase pallet storage capacity by up to a claimed 50%.
Trolleys that stop on inclines
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Warequip Pty Ltd
The Prestar NF301HB and NF307HB hand brake platform trolleys are designed to ‘fail safe’ when not in use, making them a safe way to handle goods on inclines or other situations where trolleys are subject to move.
Safe shrink-wrapping
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging Australia
The Rhino Shrinkwrap Gun is designed to provide added safety for workers who perform shrink-wrapping functions in applications such as pallet wrapping for heavy loads like tiles and bricks, to keep out dust and moisture from sensitive products, to prevent product damage and to deter theft.
Safe ladder transportation
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Ladder Lock Pro Pty Ltd
LadderLock Pro is a locking device to securely attach ladders onto vehicles and safely transport them on the road.
Serious injury sustained by worker as concrete floor gives way
03 August, 2009
A worker's hand was crushed by a jack as the jacking system’s base broke through the reinforced concrete floor of the workshop under the weight of the load and the trailer falling back.
Launch of new Victorian structural steel safety standard
27 July, 2009
WorkSafe Victoria has recently released a new standard on the safe erection of structural steel for buildings.
Fumigation company fined over NZ safety incident
06 July, 2009
A company has been fined NZ$38,000 and ordered to pay $40,000 to a worker who was crushed by a machine that fell on him, leaving him injured and unable to work for 10 months.
