Stackflo Sonata eliminates hazard for all the people who are no longer in the coolroom.
Health and safety gains can be identified in four categories:
Fatal - Forklift/Person Crushing
Deadly injuries result from crushing. Hazard mitigation means segregating foot and fork traffic, or removing staff from the coolroom except for a limited number of fork drivers.
Stackflo Sonata automation eliminates this hazard for all the people who are no longer there.
Serious - Forklift/Person Crushing
A common hazard - forks running over feet - is mitigated with steel toecaps, but these can fail. Further mitigation means segregating foot and fork traffic, or removing staff from the coolroom except for a limited number of fork drivers.
Stackflo Sonata automation eliminates this hazard for all the people who are no longer there.
Chronic - Crate Handling
The most common injuries sustained in a coolroom come from the handling of crates themselves:
- Back injuries from lifting crates from and to locations that require bending at the waist.
- Shoulder injuries resulting from lifting crates onto and off the top of stacks of crates.
These injuries are frequently long-term. The staff involved may only be capable of light duties in the future.
Stackflo Sonata automation eliminates this hazard for all the people who are no longer there.
Chronic - Tripping and Slipping
Coolrooms have wet floors due to the need to wash spilled milk. This gives rise to a slipping hazard.
Protective (warm) clothing gives rise to cumbersome movement and this increases the likelihood of tripping.
Stackflo Sonata automation eliminates the hazard for all the people who are no longer there.