Winter weather can have a huge and costly impact on warehouse operations. Having a winter preparedness strategy for your warehouse will help your facility stay on track with safety and productivity. Top winter safety concerns in the warehouse include temperature control, infrastructure maintenance, dry surfaces, airflow, lighting, sealing and weatherproofing, and personnel care. We’ve compiled a list of area-specific winter… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2014
The Weather Outside is Frightful: Winterizing Forklifts and Material Handling Equipment
Don’t let ice, snow, and cold temperatures freeze your operations. Winterize your forklifts and other material handling equipment to make sure your fleet is ready for the winter chill. Ensuring your forklifts, batteries, personnel movers, AGVs, pallet jacks, and all your material handling vehicles and equipment are up to the challenges of cold weather work will ensure your productivity stays… Continue Reading
BHS Raises the Bar for Ergonomic Lifting
BHS launches multiple series of lift tables in an expansion of its warehouse equipment line. St. Louis, MO – In early August, Battery Handling Systems, Inc., or BHS, launched several series of lift tables in mobile and stationary models with powered and manual lifting mechanisms. Lift tables are used to improve ergonomics in a warehouse, assembly, or other production application. They are intended to reduce physical strain on personnel that can be caused by repeated bending, lifting, pulling, and turning. The BHS lift tables series were introduced to complement BHS’s current warehouse equipment offerings. The market for lift tables is large and there are a lot of competitors. BHS Marketing Manager, Katy Cortinovis, says that BHS was undaunted by this… Continue Reading
