Safer Logistics campaign launched to promote awareness

We were inspired to launch the campaign by the keynote address given by Jane Willis, cross-cutting interventions director, Health and Safety Executive at the recent Safety Conference held by the Fork Lift Truck Association. A key message in this campaign is that every contribution counts as she encouraged managers in the industry to show leadership and ‘be part of the solution’.

As a media outlet we can help to promote health and safety awareness across the logistics and materials handling sector.

The essence of this campaign will be the emphasis of principles that are simple but well worth repeating.

For example, if you are in doubt, stop. Talk to your colleagues or supervisor and agree a safe way of proceeding. Don’t carry on and hope for the best.

And, no matter who you are in the management structure or workforce, take responsibility for your safety, don’t assume someone else has taken care of it.

To borrow the motto from a successful fork lift safety campaign carried out by Babcock International, make ‘safe home, every day’ the priority.

The campaign will comprise monthly features in HSS magazine focusing on specific safety hot spots. This will be backed up by coverage in HSS monthly e-newsletters and regular health and safety related stories on the HSS website, coupled with discussions on Twitter and LinkedIn. 

The campaign will be run in partnership with industry, with each safety topic in association with a valued industry partner.

The features are:

January: Safety in Handling

February: Safety in Storage

March: Safety in the Warehouse

April: Safety In Transit

May: Loading Bay Safety

June: Safety Training
July / August: Forklift Safety
September: Safety in Flooring
October: Safety in Automation
November / December: Safety in Maintenance

Contact Angela Lyus on 07818 574304 / [email protected] for more details.