Storage - it's a problem that affects us all, everyone has a habit of collecting odds and ends over time, but we don't always have an endless amount of storage space to store all these items in. Cupboards are filled to breaking point when they can hold no more and the doors fly open and everything spills out again, whilst boxes are stacked to twice their height.
That may be fine around the home, but in the workplace it is completely unacceptable in the modern day where health and safety is at the forefront of every manager's mind. For a lot of these industries the answer is simple what they need is stillages.
At that point you are probably thinking what are stillages? It is not a common word used every day in the industrial sector, so you could be forgiven for not knowing. A stillage is a cage which holds its contents securely not allowing it to fall out unexpectedly.
These are used in several situations, for instance some airports have utilised stillages to hold cargo when the baggage has been moved from the plane to the terminal. The last thing that you would want is cargo blowing around all over the runway. It may sound laughable to think about, but if you take time to examine the situation, airports are normally wide open spaces that are susceptible to strong winds. We've all heard of luggage going missing before, but never luggage making a break for freedom across the runway.
Another use for stillages is when there is a dangerous or hazardous substance that needs to be kept away from the general public. Strangely when things are left on display the curious nature of our very make up seems to lead to accidents occurring. Putting these hazardous or dangerous substances behind lock and key keeps the suspicious nature of us all at bay and allows the health and safety officer to keep his accident report form in his desk.
Without knowing it we have probably all seen a stillage in one form or another. If you have ever visited a beer festival then you will definitely have seen one. Casks of ale have to be stored on their side as opposed to lager which can be stored on its end. Leaving a cask on its side leaves the option for it to roll and a rolling cask could cause a lot of damage to someone or something. In this instance stillages are the perfect solution for the perfect pint and the perfect safety precautions.
So there you have it a brief history of spillages, now the next time someone asks you what one is you will be able to answer them.
Author Resource:-
Anna Stenning is an health and safety officer with many years of experience in the health and safety industry. Find out more about stillages at http://www.avatan.co.uk/
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