Occupational health and safety have come a long way since the first piece of legislation was passed over 200 years ago. While fairly rudimentary in today’s standards and poorly enforced, it set into motion a culture of care and ethical responsibility that, over the course of centuries, morphed into the standards we’re more familiar with. …
Thanks to a cocktail of sweeping global influences – the rise of automation, the growth of the ecommerce sector and progression of Industry 4.0 technologies – the material handling sector is experiencing something of a renaissance. In the UK, revenues from the manufacture of lifting and handling equipment is estimated to hit 5.5 billion USD …
Did you know that manual handling accidents account for 17% of all workplace injuries? As if that’s not enough, 7.8 million working days are lost due to occupational musculoskeletal disorders, which are a common byproduct of unaddressed manual handling hazards. Given the prevalence of these issues, it’s important employers and site managers step up their …
According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK has well and truly entered the gilded age of distribution. From the expansion of the so-called “golden logistics triangle” in the Midlands to the more than 50% increase in the UK’s warehousing and logistics premises, the need for industrial equipment and handling supplies has surged considerably …
