Ensuring switchboards deliver safe electricity
08 April, 2010 by Paul StathisLate last year, Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) issued a ‘Safety Alert’ to warn the community of the importance of installing safety switches in premises and ensuring that all electrical equipment is in good condition and not damaged in any way. It was issued following the death of a man in the state’s east, whose body was found in his garage still clutching a damaged extension-lead socket. He would have been saved if a safety switch had been installed on the power circuit.
Optimum Handling Solutions Pal-Evator scissor lift
07 April, 2010The Optimum Handling Solutions Pal-Evator scissor lift is an economical solution for a range of applications where maintenance of a comfortable working height is required when loading or unloading pallets.
Optimum Handling Solutions scissor lifts
31 March, 2010Optimum Handling Solutions’ scissor lifts are now available to fulfil a large number of applications in industries as diverse as food manufacturing, printing, mining and cabinet-making.
Bridge and gantry cranes safety inspections in WA
29 March, 2010WorkSafe WA has recently undertaken an inspection program into bridges and gantry cranes in the workplace.
Scissor lifts with roller conveyors
29 March, 2010Optimum Handling Solutions has recently completed a project using its scissor lifts with roller conveyor beds fitted to the platform.
Flexicon Tip-Tite box-container tipper
22 March, 2010 byThe Tip-Tite box-container tipper from Flexicon forms a dust-tight seal between container and equipment, tips the container and discharges bulk material through a chute at controlled rates.
Million-dollar payout for workplace back injury
22 March, 2010A Melbourne steelworker was awarded over $1 million after suffering a back injury that prevents him from ever working again.
Scissor lifts for inner-city goods delivery
10 March, 2010 byOptimum Handling Solutions has recently supplied a double scissor lift for a building project in the Sydney CBD that has eliminated the problem of bulk food deliveries to a retail outlet situated on the second level of a commercial building.
Optimum Handling Solutions electric bin tipper
09 March, 2010Optimum Handling Solutions’ economical electric bin tipper, for the lifting and tipping of all sizes of wheelie bins, is suitable for emptying heavy bins and drums in many applications such as industrial waste collection and in food production plants.
Rite-Hite Dok-Lok RHR600, RHR-1000 and STR-4100 vehicle restraints
26 February, 2010The Dok-Lok RHR-600, RHR-1000 and STR-4100 vehicle restraints help prevent accidents from unexpected trailer separation from the dock.
Smooth transition dock system minimises dock shock and trailer drop
26 February, 2010Arbon Equipment, through its parent company Rite-Hite Corporation, has launched an awareness campaign to call attention to ‘dock shock’ and ‘trailer drop’ - two issues that pose a serious health safety risk and adversely affect the productivity of virtually every facility with a loading dock.
Scissor lifts
24 February, 2010Optimum Handling Solutions scissor lifts are designed and built to meet AS1418.8 and are suitable for a range of industrial applications.
Pallet inverter installed for damaged pallet turnaround
03 February, 2010 byOptimum 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.
Optimum Handling Solutions large scissor lifts
02 February, 2010The Optimum Handling Solutions large scissor lifts are designed for use in heavy equipment maintenance in the mining industry. Sites using machinery such as haul trucks, large excavators and power shovels can use scissor lifts to increase efficiency and safety in their maintenance division, enabling elevation of engines, gearboxes and final drives.
Optimum Handling Solutions electric hydraulic scissor lifts
02 February, 2010Optimum Handling Solutions electric hydraulic scissor lifts can be deployed across a range of industries, including furniture manufacturers, industrial equipment manufacturers and food processors.
