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  1. HOW TO PREVENT REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY AT THE WORKBENCH

    HOW TO PREVENT REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY AT THE WORKBENCH

    Repetitive Handling Made Easy Using heavy tools on a daily basis will eventually impact on a worker’s health. Long time repeated tool handling will take its toll on a tool operator’s muscles, nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, and tendons. It doesn’t matter how fit your operators are; the same repeated application of small amounts of force is enough to cause long...
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  2. Loading platform was 'disaster waiting to happen' before fall fatality

    Loading platform was 'disaster waiting to happen' before fall fatality

    Nick Phillips, senior environmental health officer at Chiltern District Council, which brought the prosecution, told IOSH Magazine that the victim had worked for the company for around six months but had been moved to the goods-in department just one week before the accident. William Richardson was unloading a delivery from a first-floor loading platform at the warehouses on 25 November 2014. One...
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  3. Tigers with more GRRR

    Tigers with more GRRR

    We say 'Tiger products are excellent quality and value for money' DLHonline provides the full range of Tiger hoisting and winching products. including the Tiger Subsea Lifting range. We have recently increased our range to Tiger lifting clamps and we also provide high-quality height safety hardware products. Tiger is globally recognised for supreme quality, unbeatable reliability and a client-centric focus...
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  4. NEW - First Mate Portable Lifting Davit

    NEW - First Mate Portable Lifting Davit

    FIRST MATE Model shown: 5PF5 with E2 electric winch on 5BP5 Pedestal Base and Rotational Lock Option Lightweight, economical, easy to carry and easy to use, the First Mate Davit Crane is perfect for a wide variety of simple jobs where adjustable reach is not required. Pump lifting, boat lifting, machine lifting, tool and die changing, roof top or back...
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  5. Is YOUR Loading Platform Edge Protection Adequate?

    Is YOUR Loading Platform Edge Protection Adequate?

    Hi-Gate Safety Loading Gate System Key Features * Open top allows unlimited load height * Conformance with BS EN ISO 14122-3:2016 * Can be loaded by forklift or hoist * Bespoke model with inside width up to 2.0 metres x inside depth up to 4.0 metres * Plus special doorway opening version * Anti-slam damper fitted as standard * Easy...
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  6. Lift Faster with high speed manual chain block

    Lift Faster with high speed manual chain block

    The design and specification of the William Hackett dual-speed chain hoist include:   * WORKING LOAD LIMIT RANGE: 3.2 tonnes to 50 tonnes. * LIGHT LOAD CAPABILITY: the dual-speed chain hoist is tested and certified at 2% of the chain hoist rated capacity. * TWIN PAWL: double safety; fitted as standard. * SAFETY LATCHES: the dual-speed chain hoist top and bottom hooks are...
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  7. Lifting Equipment for the Food Industry

    Lifting Equipment for the Food Industry

    The lifting tools that LIFTS ALL produce for the food industry are made of stainless steel and can be polished to the standards required of the food industry. Our grippers don't need marking for CE-marked according to ATEX 2014/34/EU as they have been tested to be safe for use in explosive atmospheres, regardless of zone. Being pneumatic machines, they do not have...
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  8. How can YOU reduce the risk from frequent lifting?

    How can YOU reduce the risk from frequent lifting?

    Come in and see for yourself what's available to reduce the risks in your workplace - call 0161 223 1990 to arrange a demonstration today!
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  9. Rubbish Handling Made Easy

    Rubbish Handling Made Easy

    Looking for reliable, versatile bins or bin handlers for your company? Waste and materials handling equipment is vital for any factory or construction company and plays a central role in many service industries. With a wide range of skips, sweepers, scoops, and forklift truck attachments available, there’s plenty of choice for today’s businesses. At DLH Online, our bin catalogue offers...
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  10. Is there a killer in your warehouse?

    Is there a killer in your warehouse?

    The dangers of forklift trucks More than 800 workers each year, accidents involving forklift trucks result in serious injuries. The very nature and size of forklift trucks mean that many of these injuries are life-changing. Forklift trucks account for more than a quarter of all workplace transport accidents – making them by far the most dangerous vehicle to anyone working...
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  11. Think Lifting - The LEEA Schools Engagement Project

    Think Lifting - The LEEA Schools Engagement Project

    LEEA asks schools to Think Lifting It is time to bring our industry into the classroom, says LEEA CEO, Ross Moloney. Our industry comprises a set of very specialised and technical occupations where skills cannot be transferred easily. Finding the next generation of engineers is one of the most pressing concerns we have, so it is vital that we take...
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  12. TIGER HOISTING > SUBSEA & OFFSHORE

    TIGER HOISTING > SUBSEA & OFFSHORE

    TIGER ROV CHAIN BLOCK The Tiger ROV compatible chain block is available in various different interface options all in accordance with BS ISO 13628-8:2002 ROV Interfaces on Subsea production systems. Tested and finished in accordance with Annex’s B & K of BS ISO 13628-1:2005: 1.   Hydraulic Hot Stab connection dual port type A and B 2.   Rotary Torque Receptacle...
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