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How to Improve Material Handling Equipment Safety
Staying safe whilst using material handling equipment is highly important. Whether you're using a forklift, pallet truck or a sackbarrow, it is essential that you follow safety guidelines to prevent hazards. This guide outlines how you can improve material handling equipment safety in your workplace.
10 Reasons Why Workplace Risk Assessments are Important
There are many other reasons why risk assessments are important, and this blog explores 10 reasons why workplace risk assessments are important for any business.
Finding The Right Workplace Storage
Finding the right workplace storage can be difficult with many options out there to store all of your equipment. However, it is very important that you have sufficient storage systems at your premises so you can store all of your products where they can be accessed and retrieved as efficiently as possible. Along with making your storage methods transparent, it is vital that you have considered the safety of your employees when choosing the storage equipment for your business.
Warehouse Safety – Optimising Workspace
In this final article of the warehouse safety series, we will be looking into how you can optimise the workspace at your workplace. Many managers are aware that their facilities are not optimal for their operation. However, they tend to blame a lack of time and strategies on not being able to find an effective solution. Although you may believe you cannot fix this, with a comprehensive audit of your systems and processes, you could successfully optimise your workspace
Improving Efficiency in The Workplace
An efficient workplace is a successful one as you can get the most out of your employees and resources. Improving efficiency should be continuous to ensure your processes are working.
Warehouse Safety: How to spot hazards
Warehouse safety is highly important to ensure all of your employees are safe at work and to avoid any unnecessary accidents by eliminating risks.
The Best Type of Warehouse Shelving
Warehouse shelving is an essential part of all working environments. It not only maximises efficiency, but it increases productivity and the safety of all workers.
Why You Need Safety Barriers in Your Warehouse
There are many accidents that occur throughout the year in warehouses, and it’s been questioned whether or not warehouse employees are at greater risk of injury than other employees in different industries.
The IDH Guide to Understanding Galvanised Steel
Galvanisation is the process of employing a protective zinc coating to steel or iron to prevent the buildup of rust and thereby slowing corrosion. Steel structures, like the Callender-Hamilton, cost less to maintain due to their special corrosion resistant talents.
How to Store Awkwardly Shaped Items in Your Warehouse
As anyone that works in logistics or a warehouse will testify, some things are harder to store than others.
Why Steel Pallets are Better Than Wooden Pallets
Steel pallets are excellent for durable, robust and flexible storage solutions. Here’s our guide to steel pallets and why they are a better investment.
Is Your Warehouse Safe? Everything You Need to Know About Warehouse Security…
As your business grows, your warehouse will grow along with it. A warehouse is the most cost-effective and adaptable way to store your goods, but you must also remember, whether you’re scouting out new premises or rearranging your current digs, safety and security should be your foremost concerns.
IDH Direct Continues Support for Local Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Children
We are pleased to announce that we will once again this year be supporting Circus Starr, as one of the main sponsors.
New Steel Shelving and Clicka Shelving Products Now Available
We have launched our new range of 2.5m steel shelving and light duty Clicka shelving products that are available now to order. Read more about our new shelving range.
How to Store Flammable Liquids On-Site
Our guide to storing flammable liquids on site safely in the UK to EU legislation standards.
Types of Mesh Cages
Mesh cages and gas bottle storage cages are used in a variety of ways by a huge range of businesses and industries. Here is our guide to the types of mesh cages available and their uses and benefits.
How to Use Mesh Partitioning Effectively For your Business
Mesh partitioning is designed to optimise usage from commercial, industrial and warehouse space. Here’s our guide to mesh partitioning and how it can help your business.
The Many Uses of Mesh Panels
Mesh panels are incredibly versatile and offer a huge range of uses for all types of industries, offices, businesses and warehouse facilities. Here’s our guide to the many diverse uses of mesh panels and how you can get the best out of them.
How to Use Machine Guarding to Minimise Risk in Business
Machine guarding used in industry and business is an important safety issue that is subject to numerous compliance standards and regulations. Here’s our guide to machinery guarding in the workplace.
Storing Hazardous Substances and Secure Storage
Our guide to best practice storage for hazardous, gas and chemical substances on-site.
How Shelving Can Help Your Business
Shelving and racking solutions can effectively help a business reduce costs and make more profit. Our guide explains the many benefits of installing shelving and racking and how it can help your business.
How to Reduce the Risks of Gas Cylinders
Millions of gas cylinders are used in industry and business every day for a diverse range of purposes. Here is our guide to minimising the risk and danger of gas cylinders in the workplace.
How to Control Hazardous Substances in the Workplace
All businesses will need to know about and comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002. Here is our guide to controlling hazard substances in the workplace.
Why a Risk Assessment is Important and How to Carry One Out
If you run a business and are a business owner, you need to be aware of alll potential risks that are in your company and organisation’s workplace. Here’s an outline, best practice guide to conducting a risk assessment.
How to Handle Corrosive Chemicals
Chemicals pose a risk in the workplace and for employees. Here’s our guide to handling and storing corrosive chemicals.
How to Store and Handle Cylinders and Gas Bottles
There are very strict rules concerning gas cylinder storage outlined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK. Here is a guide to the safe storage of gas bottles and gas cylinders.
Transporting Dangerous Substances
There are many strict regulations and legislation that cover the safe transportation of dangerous and hazardous substances in the UK. This article outlines the regulatory and legal aspects.
How to Develop Emergency Procedures for Corrosive Chemicals
Corrosive chemicals are subject to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. An emergency procedure should be created to deal with emergencies and accidents. Our guide explains the considerations when developing an emergency procedure.
Why Machine Guarding is Essential in the Workplace
Machine guarding to safeguard employees against machinery risk and accident is a compulsory necessity in industry and business. Here is our guide to why machine guarding is essential in the workplace.