Global Safe Technologies solves OH&S issues for leading port
logistics supplier

OH&S management of this large and well known port related services provider company required solutions for various OH&S related issues at their Sydney terminal. The issues were providing long term sustainable signage for the cradle operators as well as floor safety solution in various areas.

After visiting the Global Safe booth at the Sydney Safety Show, the company was asked to visit the site for further discussion and assessment relating to various OH&S issues.

One of their immediate concerns was the quick wearing, dirtying and frequent re-application requirement of specific signs which assist the cradle operators within the plant. Global Safe head office and it new South Wales based floor safety representative Global Safe NSW attended the meeting and discussed the requirements. The situation was fully assessed and various solutions were proposed. Port management has prioritised the issues.

The decision was that at the first stage the line marking for the cradle drivers as well as the washing bay area be addressed. The company has proposed using its industry unique cold fusion based very hard wearing anti slip product called the Safe Grip for replacement of specific signs. The surface was also raised to ensure that the cradle driver not only will notice the sign but also will "feel" that the very heavy equipment's wheel crossing the sing.

After removal of several layers of existing line marking paint the surface was properly prepared and the product was applied. As a trial the company has also installed its protection line on some signs, so port operation management can assess how well it will be suited and how easy it will be to clean.

The project was completed on a weekend while the port is still fully operational, to ensure that the application will not have any impact on normal operations.

The next stage of the project will include the washing bay anti slip treatment and installation of additional signs. For the washing bay the Floor Tuff Green environmentally friendly polyurethane anti slip coating will provide the solution and the Safe Grip will get employed at the signs.

Management is very satisfied with the quality of the workmanship and the product and already specified other areas to be attended.

As both products have undergone independent accelerated wear test, the management also will be able to pro-actively plan maintenance based on the expected useful life of the solutions.

Global Safe's industry unique risk management program called The Floor Safety Maintenance Program© or FSMP© is also offered to the client ensuring ongoing monitoring and reporting of the surface condition.

This program is an integral part of the floor safety solution and offered at No Additional Cost for the period of 2 years and provides a very valuable service to our clients.