Buy Barriers, Stay Safe, Save Money

Any warehouse manager knows the trials and tribulations of keeping your pallet racking in tact - especially when fork lifts and other warehouse vehicles are in operation around the workplace. But the fact is, accidents happen and sometimes this can be detrimental to not just your pallet racking, but to the health and safety of others too.

To prevent this from happening - and to save a lot of money in the long run - it's worth investing in protective barriers and column guards to stop any major damage from occurring. After all, it's easy to replace a barrier but it's not so easy (or wallet-friendly) to replace a whole bay of racking. Or deal with a serious accident involving a member of your team.

For more information about our barriers and column guards, drop us a line or call 0845 017 8866.

Fork out on safety and prevent serious accidents!

Fork lift truck accidents are on the increase according to a new study conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The latest figures released from the organisation reveal a 4% increase in serious forklift truck accidents this year.

HSE suggests that, due to the state of the economy, companies are cutting costs in a desperate bid to save money when it comes to purchasing safety equipment and are cutting corners (sometimes quite literally) when it comes to forklift truck training.

To improve safety in your warehouse, particularly where forklift trucks are involved, check out our top tips:

1) Be visible
The warehouse can be a dangerous place, particularly with forklift trucks moving between the aisles. If you're working in the warehouse on foot, then it's wise to be kitted out with high visibility clothing to ensure that forklift truck drivers can see you.



2) Mark your territory
If you have designated areas for forklift trucks and pedestrians in the workplace, then you are one step ahead. Use floor graphic markers to indicate where forklift trucks and other warehouse traffic can drive, and where pedestrians can walk. This prevents the two from meeting in an unfortunate manner.

3) Smarten up
There are plenty of training providers out there who offer a nominal fee for a certain amount of training sessions. Specialist training is imperative for those who will be driving forklift vehicles within the warehouse so make sure that a training programme is followed. Workforce First Training offer a wide range of training providers who specialise in a whole host of training programmes including forklift truck training and crane operating courses.






4) Protect your racking
When collisions occur between forklift trucks and pallet racking, it's often the racking which comes off worse for wear. And damaged racking can only mean one thing... a large repair bill facing your business. By investing in column guards you can protect your racking from impact caused by forklift trucks and other warehouse vehicles. From £21 per guard, these can offer a much cheaper alternative to a larger repair bill for damaged racking.

 

 

Website: www.dalviesystems.co.uk | Call: 0845 017 8866 | Email: info@dalviesystems.co.uk

Putting An End To Warehouse Tragedies

A Bradford firm has been ordered to pay £140,000 in fines and costs after they admitted safety failures regarding an unsecured racking system which crushed a 61 year old worker to death.

The reason for this incident, as stated in the court hearing, was that the company had no system in place to safely move or inspect racking, there were no load notices indicating maximum load capacities and the staff had limited training in the warehouse.

The collapsed racking which crushed an employee at a Bradform firm

This news highlights the importance of safety in the warehouse, particularly as lack lustre warehouse and safety management can result in injury and even fatality. At Dalvie Systems, we can offer a variety of products and services to ensure that your racking remains in tip top condition, and most importantly to prevent tragedies like this from occurring again.

Our safety services include:
- Annual racking safety surveys and inspections.
- Racking replacements and repair.
- Load notices to attach to racking to notify employees of the maximum loadings which decks can hold. These come FREE as part of our installation package when we install new racking on site.

Our safety products include:
- Column and barrier protection to protect racking uprights from being damaged by fork lifts.
- Anti collapse mesh which prevents objects from falling onto employees.

So, if you think something is amiss with your warehouse pallet racking then don't leave it to chance. Call 0845 017 8866 or email info@dalviesystems.co.uk to arrange a visit to your site and our experienced racking inspectors will source the problem and come up with the best and safest solution.

Website: www.dalviesystems.co.uk | Call: 0845 017 8866 | Email: info@dalviesystems.co.uk

Safe proof your racking with column guards

Does your warehouse meet HSE requirements? HSE documentation states that 'where racking is likely to be struck by lift trucks and other vehicles it should be protected.'

Our racking protection systems (or column guards) can be easily fitted to the base of your pallet racking uprights and will ensure that any impact from warehouse vehicles is deflected immediately with no damage being caused.

Pallet racking and column guard protection fitted for a customer by Dalvie Systems

For more information about how we can help safe proof your pallet racking from vehicle damage, email info@dalviesystems.co.uk or call 0845 017 8866.

Brighton Best: Warehouse Case Study

Brighton Best pride themselves on being the ultimate supplier of bolts, screws and fasteners. When they relocated to a larger premises in Cradley Heath, Dalvie were their first choice to supply them with pallet racking and shelving suitable for holding large quantities of stock.

Their warehouse now boasts 220 bays of pallet racking from Dalvie, complete with mesh decks and column guards, as well as in excess of 700 short-span shelving bays for storing other, smaller products.

 Pallet racking awaiting new stock to be loaded onto it at Brighton Best

Pallet racking systems in the Brighton Best warehouse complete with mesh decks and column guards.

Mike Churchill (pictured above), who is the Branch Manager at Brighton Best said:

"After careful consideration Dalvie Systems were chosen to provide us with a storage solution for our new 60,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Cradley Heath."

"The project required the successful integration of existing shelving and pallet racking from our old site, and the provision of a new layout of pallet racking which could be purchased in phases. It was imperative that our business continued to operate throughout the integration to the new facility."

"I'm delighted to say that Dalvie systems provided the assurances and delivered a successful integration into our new site and have continued to support us by providing additional phases of racking when required."

 Short span shelving supplied by Dalvie Systems

Branch Manager, Mike Churchill and Director of Dalvie Systems, Tom McKelvie