Diplomat Blades furniture slides
27 September, 2011 | Supplied by: Diplomat Blades Aust Pty Ltd
The furniture slides allow one person to easily move heavy furniture thus removing the need to empty drawers or shelves. The user can simply tilt the object being moved, place a slide under each corner then push or pull the object with ease.
Bomac mobile crane Mobi-Trac
28 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Bomac Engineering Pty Ltd
Bomac’s Mobi-Trac cranes take advantage of the lightweight quality of the Altrac aluminium extruded rail system to construct small, portable cranes suitable for a number of applications. Static Mobi-Trac has a fixed height, width and working load, designed to customer specifications. The maximum height is 3 m and maximum working load is 1000 kg. The crane can be used for lifting a standard item in different locations around a factory or work area.
Toyota Raymond RAS-S25 pedestrian stacker range
25 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Toyota Material Handling Australia Pty Ltd
Toyota has relaunched its Raymond brand RAS-S25 pedestrian stacker range with the emphasis on safety in the warehouse. Its features include click-to-creep, electric brake, hill-start assist/roll-back protection, and the security of password-only operation.
Optimum Handling Solutions Palevator spring scissor lifts
08 April, 2011 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions
The Palevator spring scissor lifts can be used for safe stacking of pallets of heavy bulk products such as paper, tinned foodstuffs and bottled beverages.
Palturn pallet-stacking turntable
07 April, 2011 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions
Palturn can be used for applications where a simple rotating turntable is required. Pallets can be placed on the turntable for stacking and unstacking of goods. The double row of sealed bearings ensures easy and smooth rotation, eliminating the need for operators to walk around the pallet or stretch across it.
Taylor Dunn narrow-aisle industrial vehicle
29 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Warequip
The Taylor Dunn narrow-aisle, highly manoeuvrable industrial vehicle allows the operator to be closer to the material that is to be picked.
Tennant T16 battery-powered rider scrubber
26 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Tennant Australia Pty Ltd
The T16 battery-powered rider scrubber for industrial and commercial environments claims to reduce operating costs by up to 20% compared to traditional scrubbing methods.
Call for national safety inspection of tower cranes
22 March, 2011
The CFMEU has called for a national safety inspection of tower cranes after a near disaster was identified at a Perth construction site.
SA steel firm fined after beam breaks worker’s legs
03 March, 2011
A South Australian steel fabricating firm was convicted over an incident where a worker received severe crush injuries to both legs after a steel beam he was welding was struck by another beam suspended by a crane.
Host employer fined over serious workplace injury
01 March, 2011
A host employer and a labour hire company in WA have been charged by WorkSafe over a workplace injury that left a man a paraplegic.
Rubbermaid 5th Wheel Wagon Truck
23 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Rubbermaid Commercial Products
The manoeuvrable 5th Wheel Wagon Truck moves heavy loads across rough surfaces, indoors and out.
Safety concerns in the global container industry
21 February, 2011
A recent International Labour Organization report highlights that the risk of injuries is increasing in the container shipping industry as a result of poorly packaged containers.
Wrightway Products wrightway2MT bin tipper
18 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Wrightway Products
The wrightway2MT bin tipper has a double-roller ‘lift and tip’ mechanism that allows two outside arms to travel within covered and shielded channels during the lift, empty and lower cycle, eliminating possible pinch/amputation points while the machine is in operation.
Man dies after steel sheet falls in shipping container
07 February, 2011
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the state’s first work-related death this year.
WorkCover investigates forklift incident at factory
11 January, 2011
WorkCover NSW is investigating an incident where a worker was struck by a moving forklift at a warehouse recently.
