Here's an inspiring story for the start of the week. Shaun Gash is a 44-year-old man from Lancaster who recently completed 'Born Survivor', a gruelling military-style obstacle course that takes place over 10 kilometres of mud, river, and rough terrain in Cheshire.
Photo from Shaun Gash's Twitter profile.
The twist? Shaun Gash is paralysed from the waist down, and completed the course using only his arms, an off-road wheelchair, and the help of his team mates. Click here to learn more about this spectacular accomplishment - you can see the bespoke safety harness that we made for Shaun 40 seconds into the video!
Do you need some specially-made safety equipment? Get in touch with SafetyLiftinGear now!
Later this year, former pilot Andy Green will attempt to break the world land speed record by going 1,000mph in the Bloodhound SSC, a supersonic car that is currently being built in Bristol.
SafetyLiftinGear is an official partner of The Bloodhound Project, which has been set up not only to break the record but also to inspire a new generation of scientists, engineers, technicians and mathematicians to take an interest in these fields. SLG are providing a range of material handling products and lifting equipment for the project, ensuring that the Bloodhound is constructed as safely as possible.
Click here to visit The Bloodhound Project's website and learn more about this amazing idea.
The main advantage of an adjustable beam clamp is the fact that in can be securely fastened to steel girders and beams without any drilling or welding.
How, you ask? Well, it's quite simple. If you purchase a beam clamp from SafetyLiftinGear, it will have an adjusting bar threaded through the centre. This bar can be turned to adjust the width of your clamp; all you have to do is make the clamp wide enough to fit your beam/girder, then tighten the adjusting bar to ensure that clamp is securely attached.
Once the clamp has been applied, you'll be able to use it for a variety of different lifting tasks. Attaching your clamp to a lifting device will allow you to position the beam or girder to which you've clamped it; alternatively, you could attach your clamp to a pre-existing structure, hang a hoist from the clamp, and then use this system to lift other loads.
The clamps that we sell have maximum weight capacities ranging from 1 to 10 tonnes; click here to see the full range and purchase your beam clamp online.
Working at height can be very dangerous - we recently compiled a seven-point height safety checklist to outline some best practices, and then we added another three points just to make sure. In today's blog, we'd like to show you a few examples of how not to work safely at heights; let's see what lessons we can learn from these photographs...
Lesson #1 - Always wear a safety harness!
Lesson #2 - No haphazard pile of paint tins (or whatever else you have lying around) will ever be as safe as a properly-footed ladder.
Lesson #3 - No, seriously, you should be wearing a safety harness. What's to stop you from slipping and falling?
Lesson #4 - A ladder mounted on the scoop of a digger is no substitute for a cherry picker (depressingly, there are loads of other photos like this on the internet!)
Lesson #5 - PPE will only help you up to a point (we found this image on the HSE website, and as they pointed out, the hard hats and hi-vis jackets won't do much to protect those two men if they fall!)
Now that you've seen the mistakes that some people make, visit our Height Safety department and make sure you don't make them too!
If you don't want to purchase your safety equipment over the internet, why not visit SafetyLiftinGear in person? We have five locations throughout the UK (in Bridgwater, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds and London), and no matter which of our trade counters you visit, you can count on a warm welcome and excellent service.
For example, we recently received some positive feedback from a gentleman named Terry. Here's what Terry, who works for a local scaffolding firm, had to say about his visit to our trade counter in Bristol:
"I would just like to say that your trade counter is looking better and better every time I come in. Also, the young chap who served me - his name was Lee - was really helpful; he provided a quick and friendly service, he was easy to talk to, and he listened well. He was also a funny young man!
"I am glad I shopped at SafetyLiftinGear and I will be recommending your business to others in the future. Thanks again, and see you soon."
We would like to thank Terry for his comments and for his continued custom. All of the products on our website are available to purchase or order from our trade counters - feel free to drop in whenever you need to!
Click here to see the addresses for each of our trade counters, or call SafetyLiftinGear on 0808 123 69 69 for more information.
0117 9381 600
