Roll cages, also known as wheeled cages, warehouse cage trolleys, roll containers or retail cages – are used extensively in retail and warehousing operations.
Individual goods, stock and products are loaded into roll cages and then transported from distribution centres and depots to their final destination, the supermarket.
Traditionally, individual cages are moved manually. Expecting staff to manually push or pull cages, often weighing up to 500kg, presents several safety challenges, which many businesses are looking to overcome with our Roll Cage Movers.
With fully loaded retail cages weighing up to 500kg, manually manipulating and positioning these within the lorry can lead to strains and the risk of trapping hands.
On arrival at retail stores, a delivery driver then unloads the supermarket cages, again by hand.
Often, city centre deliveries make this task even more difficult, with drivers typically having to park 100 metres or more away from where roll containers need to be unloaded. This can often mean drivers have to manually push heavy retail cages over long distances and on inclines.
The Health and Safety Executive reports that most retail cage injuries result from:
Moving heavy roll containers manually should be avoided where possible. Retailers should implement handling aids like electric Roll Cage Movers for moving heavier cages or where movements are over longer distances or on inclines.
Where the manual movement of cages cannot be avoided, staff should only move one cage at a time, and it’s recommended to push the cage instead of pulling it, as this helps reduce the strain of twisting.
With the Health and Safety Executive reporting that 1/3 of accidents in businesses using rolling cages are cage related – retailers must prioritise cage safety.
Our Roll Cage Movers enable retailers to reduce the risk of injuries and improve workplace safety. With a compact, easy-to-use design, operators can move single or multiple cages with complete control.