Staying Safe Around Conveyors
September 30, 2024Conveyors systems can make moving goods throughout a warehouse extremely fast and easy. They can also be very safe to operate and work with, when used properly. Conveyor systems promote warehouse safety in a variety of ways. With carton conveyors, for example, handling injuries can be reduced simply because there’s less handling of goods. Warehouse […]
Getting Warehouse Safety Right From The Start
July 31, 2024If you’re setting up a new warehouse, it’s important to get safety right from the start. Warehouse safety is important, and if you don’t have a safe warehouse from the beginning, it’s not only can be a dangerous place to work, it can also be costly to correct early mistakes. Although there are experts out […]
How Conveyor Systems Promote Warehouse Safety
In any warehouse situation, safety needs to be the highest priority. Any system that can be put in place to promote safety is worthwhile. Safety incidents don’t just cost money and time for business operations, that can also hurt or kill warehouse workers. It may not seem obvious, but conveyor systems in warehouse can be […]
Is Your Pallet Racking Up To The AS4084:23 Standard?
March 20, 2024The steel storage racking Australian Standard AS4084:23 came out last year. It’s the updated version of AS4084:12, which outlines the requirements for the safe manufacture, installation, and operation of pallet racking. Although the new standard has been out for about a year now, we still see clients who are unsure of their obligations in relation to […]
How To Prepare For A Pallet Racking Inspection
March 4, 2024According to AS 4048:23, pallet racking safety inspections need to occur at least every twelve months and be carried out by a competent person. This is for the benefit of everyone working in a warehouse. While well maintained pallet racking is perfectly safe, pallet racking that hasn’t been installed properly or isn’t properly maintained can be dangerous […]
What Happens At A Pallet Racking Inspection
January 24, 2024If your business has pallet racking, you’re probably aware that you’re required to have a pallet racking inspection every 12 months. This is a requirement of the Australian standard AS 4084:23 Steel Storage Racking. It’s important that pallet racking is inspected regularly in order to protect the safety of everyone working in a warehouse near […]
10 Tips For Warehouse Safety
November 20, 2023Safety is the most important thing to get right in a warehouse or industrial environment. Yes, it’s important that a warehouse is laid out appropriately and that it’s running efficiently. It’s also important that the warehouse is contributing to the business it serves and that that business is profitable. But the most important part of […]
How To Keep Your Pallet Racking Safe
October 18, 2023In any workplace, safety is of the highest importance, and that’s even more so in any industrial workplace. At Colby Dandenong, we’re mainly concerned with warehouse safety, but of course we appreciate safety issues in factories and other workplaces as well. One of the biggest issues in warehouse safety is keeping pallet racking safe. After all, one of […]