Archive: Safety

With increasing occurrences of wild and unpredictable weather resulting in heavy downpours of rain this week’s blog looks at important precautions and considerations to operate a forklift during wet weather.

The repetitive motion of bending down to pick-up stock from the floor to then put away on shelves is a common source of worker injuries including back and muscle strains.

To assist in the prevention of worker injuries Adaptalift recommend warehouses invest in and prescribe workers use scissor lift tables.

This week’s blog provides a brief overview of scissor lift tables, their benefits and a list of basic do’s and don’ts.

This week’s blog looks at four key pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) all operators should wear when operating or working in the vicinity of forklifts.

One of the main safety risks for order pickers is falling from height when exiting the cabin onto pallets, partially enclosed platforms or racking.

Common forklift related injuries and measures that can be implemented to further prevent or reduce the number of incidence of injuries occurring.

This blog post will provide five important tips and safety precautions to help businesses prepare their materials handling fleet and operators for winter conditions.

Two mechanical aids that can be installed to assist in the safe storage or removal of goods at heights, these being camera or laser level systems.

Forklift operator and pedestrian safety should be of paramount importance to all companies who operate forklifts, no matter if it is a single unit or a whole fleet.

This post will look at 12 safety tips when working with industrial batteries.

Due to the size and power of the vehicles, operators can be exposed to high volumes of noise on a regular basis.