16/07/2026
WARMER WEATHER UPDATE 🌅🔥
It’s cooling down slightly, but remain mindful of working conditions & surrounding arid environments this summer.
Remember:
🧹 🌪️ Dust / debris build-up & friction with plastic / dunnage is a great igniter. Air wash or properly remove dust off machinery & tools before use
⛽️ LPG forklift truck safety bulletin from Health and Safety Executive [ https://hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/forklift-fires.htm ] - Park in well ventilated areas, away from flammables, if engines not starting as usual; don’t continue to crank etc.
⚡️🔋 Both Lead-Acid & Li-ion batteries are susceptible to swelling & leaks 😷 re-consider charging areas and timings & adhere to proper battery maintenance
🚬 Avoid smoking, but keep sand buckets / Ashtrays around smoking areas visible. If smoking & driving, keep an ashtray inside your car and wind windows up. 🕰️ TIME & PLACE 🌳 be mindful of drier areas or combustible’s 👒🌾🧺
📦 🛞 Re-think storage areas & where you keep pallets, cardboard packaging, tyres, plastics, gas bottles etc. - any glass or windows can also act as a magnifier, focussing the point of energy 🔎🔥 SHADED AREAS ARE A NECESSITY.
💨🌬️ When wind picks up, all of the above risks & more may be exacerbated…