48 | Sector Focus: Handling & Storage


SUMMARY


■There are 1,300 – 1,500 forklift- related accidents in the UK each year


■Baumann sideloaders are designed to handle long loads


■BSW Timber, James Jones & Sons, Metsä Wood and Glennon Brothers have all grown their fleets


■Pedestrian alert cameras are now being fitted to many sideloaders


A QUESTION OF SAFETY


It’s one thing to grow, harvest, process and sell timber products,


somewhere along the line you have to handle, store and transport them – safely. Tony Benson, global marketing manager at Baumann Sideloaders offers some advice


Storage and handling efficiency requires effective use of space, accessibility at the right time and place, and the protection of those working with materials and machinery. Materials handling equipment (MHE) is a vital tool of the trade and can take many forms. In the wider logistics world, forklifts are the most common type and they continue to be used in large parts of the world. Efforts have been made over many years to improve forklift safety, but they can be dangerous machines. As the UK Health & Safety Executive succinctly puts it, “if you don’t use them properly, they can kill and injure people”.


Above: Glennon Brothers has expanded its fleet in recent years TTJ | November/December 2022 | www.ttjonline.com


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