2017, July

Many warehouses operate all through the day and night, but what does this mean for cleaning? It’s important to keep the premises clean and tidy, but constant operation presents a challenge.

In a busy warehouse, it’s not uncommon for there to be spills and large amounts of dust. The cleaning of warehouse shelving and floors often requires a pre-sweep followed by a thorough clean, but innovative new cleaning machines are able to complete both processes in one machine. This means the area cleaned ...

PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 – 5 & 6) requires that all Pallet Racking is to be independently inspected by qualified persons at least once a year, and it might be tempting to see this as one of those nitpicking health and safety rules that are little more than a box-ticking exercise. However, there are good reasons why racks need to be inspected.

The first is that many insurance companies are now insisting on it. Without proof of inspection, any insurance claim as...