Residents in the Tsuen Wan district of Hong Kong were shocked to find a work man working on the 10th floor of a high rise industrial building wearing no safety equipment.
The man, who had been hired to dismantle a glass window so they could install a new air conditioning unit, was seen balancing on a narrow ledge trying to get back into the building through a small window. Witnesses were so afraid of the man’s safety – they called the emergency services to prevent an accident.
The worker tried to jump through the window to exit the danger that he was in, however his first attempt failed, leaving the scared onlookers holding their breath. Luckily on the second attempt he managed to enter the building successfully.
Luckily this worker was OK and didn't slip, trip or fall. But it could have so easily been a completely different story. After all, all it takes is one misplaced step, a step on a loose piece of concrete, a gust of wind and an accident can tragically happen.
In fact, accidents from working at height are the single biggest cause of workplace fatalities and life changing injuries. Yet we see time and time again, people who seemingly have no regard for their own, (or other peoples) safety and are willing to put their lives (and other people’s lives) at risk to will carry out work. There is no clear reason as to why people recklessly put their lives into danger in this manner; it could be that they fear that if they refuse to do the job they won’t have any work in the morning?The one thing we know is that no job is worth risking your life for.
It is your employer’s job to ensure that any work at height has been properly planned, is carried out by people who are properly trained to work at height, and that the correct safety equipment is provided. If you are not presented with the right equipment to carry out a job, you are well within your right to refuse to do the job until you either have either purchased the equipment yourself, or your employer provides you with the correct protective equipment.
The working at height regulations 2005 state that to stay safe you should only carry out work at height if it completely necessary to do so, and even then work should only commence if your workers have access to the right protective equipment.
Not only is it important that you are using the correct safety equipment, it is important that your safety equipment is in good condition. This means that your equipment has no signs of wear or tear, not fraying and not wearing thin. If, when checking your equipment before undergoing the work, you see that there are signs of damage – stop work immediately and replace the damaged item.
Here at SafetyLiftinGear we supply a huge range of safety harnesses, from your basic height safety harness through to more specialist insulated harnesses. If are looking for a specialist safety harness and cannot locate it on our website, please contact our expert customer service team by calling 0808 123 6969 or email sales@safetyliftingear.com
The walkway we used for this project is specifically designed for modern roof types such as trapezoidal profile composite or built-up-on-site and standing seam roofs. It is fully compliant with EN516:2006 requirements, and it can be used on a number of differently-shaped roofs (including flat, sloping, and barrel-shaped), with steps and a traverse option allowing for virtually any roof configuration between 0 and 35 degrees.
UK’s Number one Material Handling Supplier expands their range of manual stackers and trolleys.
Safetyliftingear, the UK’s number one company for material handling equipment are proud to announce new additions to our manual stacker and trolley ranges. Here at SafetyLiftinGear it is our mission to provide our customers with a truly comprehensive range of lifting equipment, Personal safety products, material handling products, and much more. All of our products have proven time and time again to withstand the test of time and have a proven record of being able to withstand the everyday stresses of construction sites, warehouses and factory environments with ease.
It feels like every week we are adding to our already comprehensive ranges. And this week is no different. This week we are excited to announce the new additions to our manual stacker ranges.
Our Manual stacker trucks are the ideal choice for manufacturing companies and businesses that operate from warehouses. Our new manual stack trucks are compact, allowing them to fit down narrow aisles, and can be used in the most confined spaces – with ease.
This week we have added 3 new manual lifting stack trucks to our range;
500kg Manual Stacker Truck with 1600mm Lift Height
1000Kg Manual Stacker Truck with 1600mm Lift Height
1000kg Manual Stack Truck with 3000mm Lift Height
When you are faced with a job that requires lifting heavy loads, make sure you are using suitable machinery to lift the load safely. This means using machinery that has the correct Working Load Limit. All of our manual stacker trucks have a different WLL (Working Load Limit) please check that you have selected the correct equipment for task at hand.
We have also added a brand new plaster board trolley to it drywall and plasterboard handling range. This 4 wheeled trolley has been specially design to handle the transportation of large, hard to handle sheets of plywood, drywall, panelling, door and even lumber. This product also has a useful removable plastic basket so you can also transport your tools and accessories with ease. Click Here to view our new plasterboard trolley.
Product reliability is a factor that we take extremely seriously here at SafetyLiftinGear, in fact before we offer any product to our customers we make sure that they have undergone testing to ensure that the product is of the highest quality possible, so when you are shopping with SafetyLiftinGear, you can shop in complete confidence.
If you would like more information about these products, and other products we supply then please don’t hesitate to contact us!
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If you need a suitable method of heavy lifting in confined areas, look no further than out selection of aluminium gantries. Designed to provide maximum security while also being easy to use, our gantry cranes are incredibly versatile and reliable, whether you're hiring yours for a specific job or purchasing it for extended use.
Here are a few of the aluminium gantries in our range:
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