January 2012
Steady growth lies ahead in 2012...
Read up on Forkliftaction.com’s annual end of year wrap up of the Materials Handling Industry in Australia, review the past year and make predictions for the year ahead.
October 2011
2011 National Forklift Championship Winners
On Thursday 27th October, Sydney Materials Handling was the venue for the much anticipated 2011 National Forklift Championship Finals. Presented by the Australian Warehousing Association, five women among 19 finalists competed for the title of Australia’s best forklift driver.
See what The Daily Telegraph had to say...
A big congratulations to winners Puna Ririnui and Jamie Kidd from Sydney Materials Handling!
Hilton Vacuums to the Rescue
At Sydney Materials Handling, Hilton Industrial Vacuums will display hardwearing, high performance vacuum cleaners of the kind used in the Christchurch earthquake cleanup where fine and difficult materials are encountered.
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Visipro’s High Visibility Protection
VisiPro will showcase the VisiPro™ high visibility pallet racking upright protector at Sydney Materials Handling. The protector is designed to reduce the damage resulting from impacts caused during loading and loading of racking.
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September 2011
Free forklift seminars at triple-header trade show
Forklift licensing, warehouse management and safe practices will be on the agenda at free seminars and workshops to be held at Sydney Materials Handling on 25-27 October.
They will be part of an action packed triple-header trade show that also includes The Safety Show Sydney and Bulkex, co-located at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.
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Safety seminars augment trade show spectacular
Free workshops and seminars in tandem with The Safety Show Sydney on 25-27 October will provide visitors with a golden opportunity to learn all about the new workplace safety setting and its impacts.
The Safety Show Sydney, along with Sydney Materials Handling and Bulkex co-located at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, will together present one of the most feature packed events of its kind in the country.
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August 2011
Safety and efficiency go hand-in-hand
The carbon tax, movements in the dollar, interest rate uncertainty and a major share market correction are all playing their part to make life difficult for manufacturers. Of course, plant owners and operators can’t control these issues and must look beyond them to keep costs down and lift productivity.
Here technology must play a critical role, as it always does, not only in improving performance, but also in making the workplace safer. Safety and workplace performance go hand in hand.
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July 2011
Materials handling and safety in one exposition
Advances in technology can make operations so much easier and safer but managements preoccupied with day-to-day issues can often miss out to their disadvantage.
That is why Sydney Materials Handling and The Safety Show Sydney, held on October 25-27 under one roof, offer a unique opportunity for logistics and materials handling businesses to check out what's new and in the pipeline.
How to achieve a safe, efficient workplace
Technology can play a key role in improving safety and workplace performance. It can be the difference between being competitive or not - and that applies to manufacturers trading locally as well as exporters.
But managers, while dealing with day-to-day issues must stay abreast of what's coming on stream.
New Forklift Licensing System explained at QMH
Tougher exams are just part of the changes to forklift licensing in line with the new Workplace Health & Safety legislation (WHS) due to be implemented nationally on January 1 next year. William Henman of AIMM Industrial Training says all states and territories have been working together to standardize the licensing process.
Where to find money for WHS
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland's state manager - workplace health and safety, Jo Kitney, says WHS practitioners who "do their homework and speak the language of business" are more likely to attract funding and resource for occupational health and safety initiatives. CCIQ presented a free seminar at the Queensland Safety Show on June 22 that explained how to find money for WHS from within a business as well as state and federal funding available for WHS. To find out more download the press release below.
June 2011
New forklift technology at Queensland Materials Handling
Forklift safety, training, licensing and integration technology will be among the attractions at Queensland Materials Handling when it runs from June 21 to 23. Focused on lift, shift and load, the event will be held concurrently with the Queensland Safety Show and the new Queensland Manufacturing Show at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Visitors will learn about the very topical changes to forklift licensing under the new work health and safety laws at special workshops presented by AIMM Industrial Training on the first and final days of Queensland Materials Handling.
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May 2011
Automated vehicles at Queensland Materials Handling: a step away from robotic forklifts
Robotic forklifts are "inevitable" in Australian warehouses, according to an artificial intelligence expert ahead of the Queensland Materials Handling trade show.
Freelance Robotics will exhibit automated vehicles at the show when it runs from June 21 to 23 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and ultimately, says principal William Pagnon, central computers will orchestrate the movements of entire fleets of forklifts.
April 2011
Safety In Action visitors hungry for news
Practical workplace health and safety answers in the form of products, services and advice drew thousands of visitors to Safety In Action and Melbourne Materials Handling last week. Three acres of safety solutions dealing with challenges as diverse as asbestos, fire-fighting, warehouse storage and even cholesterol were on show at Victoria's largest dedicated OHS event.
Alongside the products and services on offer was a series of seminars for show-goers keen to understand the new workplace health and safety laws due to be adopted from January 1 next year. An estimated 1700 visitors attended the first day's seminars alone, which featured architect of the new laws, Barry Sherriff; the body overseeing their introduction, Safe Work Australia's Julia Collins; and the Australian Industry Group's Carol Bullivant.
Safety In Action &
Melbourne Materials Handling
Dates & Times
Tuesday 17 April 2012 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 18 April 2012 9am - 5pm
Thursday 19 April 2012 9am - 4pm
Venue
Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Getting to the venue »
More Info
www.safetyinaction.net.au
www.materialshandling.net.au
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OTHER UPCOMING MATERIAL HANDLING EVENTS
The Safety Show &
Sydney Materials Handling
23 - 25 October 2012
Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park
www.thesafetyshow.com.au
www.materialshandling.net.au
