Pentalift's Fork Truck Maintenance Lift is a unique piece of equipment that is designed specifically to permit maintenance on most standard 4 wheel fork trucks, up to 60" wide and 20,000lbs. Watch this video to see how the FTML utilizes a ratchet and pawl mechanism to mechanically lock the lift at the desired work height. This dual, redundant, holding system provides safe entry under the fork truck. The FTML can be painted the color of your choice as an additional option. Contact your Lift Table... Read More
It is common knowledge that most equipment requires maintenance from time to time, and that providing regular service will help ensure its proper function and increased longevity. Dock levelers are no exception. There are not many pieces of equipment that take a greater beating than your loading dock. Although you may push a button or pull a chain, and the dock seems to work somewhat properly, the bends or cracks in the structural components may not be visible, or there may be a part that is gri... Read More
A warehouse is full of hazards. Heavy machinery, caustic chemicals, heavy objects stored vertically that can fall and cause damage; there are dangers in every expected, and unexpected, place.
It is important to make sure that you have the necessary safety precautions in place when you own and operate a business that has warehouse space and employees that work there.
Here are five basic warehouse safety tips that often go overlooked:
Equip packing stations with impact-absorbing, anti-slip in... Read More
The Fork Truck Maintenance Lift is not a scissor lift, and therefore is different than most equipment offered by Pentalift’s Lift Table division. It is installed directly on the floor, and does not require that a pit be dug. The FTML’s hydraulic system raises the fork truck, and a ratchet and pawl mechanism builds in safety redundancy to absolutely ensure personnel safety as they access under the fork truck and perform any required maintenance. The FTML can lift fork trucks that weigh up to ... Read More
Looking for extra safety features in the loading dock area? The loading dock has been rated as one of the most hazardous areas of any industrial facility. More and more products are developed to increase operator safety at the loading dock. The loading dock floor is usually about 4’ higher than the outside grade, and with busy lift truck traffic in this area, accidents can easily occur. Roll Off Stop Dock Levelers were designed specifically to address this situation. With the dock leveler in t... Read More
Designing a warehouse that enables productivity without compromising safety isn’t an easy task.
There are three important factors to consider: Safety, security and productivity. By keeping these three key elements in mind during the design process, you be able to create a warehouse that’s not only safe and secure, but also entirely productive.
Safety first always
Ensure that all warehouse personal are aware of the safety issues by making information readily available. Make use of signag... Read More
This time of year brings cold temperatures and increases the temperature variance between the indoors and the outdoors. This can lead to increased condensation or frost on a dock leveler's surface. This condensation or frost can compromise traction for fork lifts and dock employees, which leads to potential safety concerns. This is also true of the inverse situation in summer, when the outdoor temperature far exceeds the interior temperature, especially in cold storage facilities. Foam insulatio... Read More
The success of your warehouse management system relies on many elements including leadership, management software, architecture, layout, and lighting. Luckily many of these factors can be influenced by making a few environmental changes within your warehouse to increase productivity, prevent accidents, and lower associated worker compensation costs.
Outer appearance of building:
The outer appearance of your warehouse will directly affect the amount of petty and major crime that occurs ... Read More
Where equipment safety is paramount, options often provide an excellent opportunity to improve upon a products basic offering. Warehouses are prone to accidents and health and safety personnel as well as industrial engineers realize the benefits of including every option in order to avoid unnecessary injuries and product damage.
Take the loading dock for example; this is a heavily travelled area of any logistics warehouse and the scene of several accidents a year across all industries. This c... Read More
Logistic readiness operations have a number of safety concerns to take into consideration when they are generating a comprehensive safety plan. One of the most neglected areas of logistics safety training tends to be fall protection training. Logistics personnel tend to be rough and ready types who are charged with heavy equipment accident prevention on a daily basis, and this is often a much larger concern than fall prevention. However, according to the IHSA falls are a major cause of injury a... Read More