While businesses can find it difficult and time-consuming to create a safe and compliant workspace, this something that can save companies thousands of pounds throughout each calendar year. There is far more to creating a safe working environment for your staff members than adhering to existing regulations, however, as this does little to sustain a culture of health and safety or change behaviour in the long-term. To achieve this, it is also important that you consider the importance of technology, and embrace innovations that make it easier for employees to operate safely and efficiently.
How Innovation continues to drive Health and Safety in the Workplace
Fortunately, innovative companies are doing a great job in making work easier. In industrial, let’s take the Tiger EasyRoller as an example.
The new Tiger EasyRoller is the embodiment of how innovation can be used to create a compliant workspace. Designed and released by European Handling Equipment, the Tiger EasyRoller is a state of the art pallet truck that has a huge lifting capacity and incredible manoeuvrability. Incredibly, it can hold up to 2500 kilograms in weight, while also maintaining its ease of use and comfortable steering even when carrying a high volume of products. Its key design feature is an easy to operate handle, which provides leverage and transfers power to the main steer wheels.
This optimises the steerable nature of the vehicle, and enables even inexperienced drivers to operate safely and efficiently at all times. It boasts an extremely responsive design, meaning that there is no need to use excess power when changing direction or accelerating into tight warehouse spaces. Another key benefit of the design is that it makes it easier to navigate small ramps or uneven sections of the floor, which can often cause accidents in warehouses and lead to employee injuries. On a similar note, it is also worth noting that the Tiger EasyRoller is not equipped with a conventional friction drive, and instead utilises a direct mechanical system to optimise safety and navigation.
The Bottom Line: The Importance of Innovation to Health and Safety Compliance
A triumph of innovation and design expertise, the Tiger EasyRoller is a vital investment for any logistics business or warehouse operation. While it is not necessarily a fundamental requirement of complying with modern health and safety laws, it can help you to go above and beyond in your attempts to protect staff members and create a culture of empowerment and responsibility for employees. Although it will require an initial, up-front investment, its functional design and ease of use will drive workplace safety and reduce the amount lost due to accidents and compensation claims.
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