By: Jane Marsh, Contributor It’s impossible to overstate the importance of essential hand protection for worker safety. Statistics show hand injuries can — and do — happen regularly, whether in…
By: Eric Clark, Contributor For many employers, selecting and maintaining safety equipment is a small component of their overall safety plan. There are many pre-emergency measures that are necessary to…
By: Rolly Clendening, Contributor Making plans for your new or expanded warehouse or production facility is a lengthy and expensive project. Decisions need to be made for every fixture and…
Ranking: #9 The Risks Powered industrial trucks, commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used in many industries, primarily to move materials. They can also be used to raise, lower,…
Ranking: #8 The Risk Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face…
Ranking: #7 The Risk Workers performing tasks 6 feet or more above lower levels are at risk of fatal falls or serious injuries. In the construction industry alone, falls generally…
Ranking: #3 The Risks Falls from ladders can result in serious injuries, permanent disability and death. Injuries related to ladders can be traced to a variety of causes. Overreaching instead…
Ranking: #2 The Risks Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors and sprays. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, diseases or death.…
Ranking: #1 The Risk Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. There is a myriad of ways in which falls can occur in an…
Contributed by: MHI’s SLAM Industry Group You’ve just shipped out a load of fishing poles from your distribution center. They’re super light, but also very long. Not long after sending…
Leaders in Material Handling
• Bishamon
• Gorbel
• Herkules Equipment Corporation
• Nilfisk
• Tennsco
