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16 Nov 2015

New 250 Litre Mortar Tubs

adam Products

Another new week, another batch of new additions to the SafetyLiftinGear range! Today, we're pleased to announce the arrival of two new mortar tubs - each one has a maximum capacity of 250 litres, and they're ideal for transporting mortar and rubble around the construction site.

Click here to purchase your mortar tub, or read on to find out a little more about these new products.

250ltr UNI Mortar Tub

This rigid, hard-wearing UNI tub can be lifted via forklift as well as by crane. Each tub is supplied with a one-piece surround frame as standard.

Specifications at a glance:

Dimensions: 1065mm (L) x 760mm (W) x 560mm (H)
Capacity: 250 litres
Made of rigid moulded plastic
Lift with crane or forklift
Tested and certified before dispatch

250ltr Crane Lift Mortar Tub

This mortar tub is specifically designed to be lifted using a crane (along with suitable lifting equipment, e.g. two-leg chain slings). Aside from this, however, it shares all of the UNI tub's features: a rigid design, outstanding durability, and a generous 250-litre capacity.

Specifications at a glance:

Dimensions: 1065mm (L) x 760mm (W) x 560mm (H)
Capacity: 250 litres
Made of rigid moulded plastic
Lift with crane only
Tested and certified before dispatch

For more products like these, visit our Site Lifting & Handling department.

16 Nov 2015

New 250 Litre Mortar Tubs

adam Products

Another new week, another batch of new additions to the SafetyLiftinGear range! Today, we're pleased to announce the arrival of two new mortar tubs - each one has a maximum capacity of 250 litres, and they're ideal for transporting mortar and rubble around the construction site.

Click here to purchase your mortar tub, or read on to find out a little more about these new products.

250ltr UNI Mortar Tub

This rigid, hard-wearing UNI tub can be lifted via forklift as well as by crane. Each tub is supplied with a one-piece surround frame as standard.

Specifications at a glance:

Dimensions: 1065mm (L) x 760mm (W) x 560mm (H)
Capacity: 250 litres
Made of rigid moulded plastic
Lift with crane or forklift
Tested and certified before dispatch

For more products like these, visit our Site Lifting & Handling department.

13 Nov 2015

The Importance of Good Quality Height Safety Equipment

robin Health & Safety

Recently a news story came to our attention, which brought home how essential the service we provide truly is. This story concerned the death of a 59 year old dock worker, who was tragically killed when supervising the loading of large steel pipes onto a ship in Hartlepool. The worker lost his footing, leading to a fall which ended with him landing on the steel floor of the ship's hold, killing him outright.

Since then, the operator has pleaded guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety Work Act, which confirms the sad reality that this fatal mishap could have been prevented if proper health and safety equipment had been used. While there is an ongoing dispute in the courts concerning the use of soft landing systems, we can't help but think that this is a fairly weak solution.

The best way to prevent an accident or fatality as a result of working at height, is by using the correct height safety equipment - why reduce the impact of a fall when you could prevent it altogether? This is why SafetyLiftinGear stock a comprehensive selection of height safety kits, designed to offer the maximum level of protection.

Don't allow a tragedy like this to happen in your workplace! If you're concerned that you're not using the correct height safety equipment, or would like advice on choosing the right products, call our expert customer service team on 0808 132 6969, or send an email to sales@safetylifingear.com.

11 Nov 2015

Lifting Equipment Sale: Browse Our Latest Offers

Jodie Products

We currently have some great items on sale here at SafetyLiftinGear, here are some of our favourites:

1.6 tonne 2Leg Chainsling, Adjustable and c/w Latch Hooks

This chainsling is fitted with latch hooks with heavy duty spring safety catches. It also has adjustable grab hooks and a working load limit of 1.6 tonne. The temperature ranges from -40 to +200 degrees C without any reduction in the WLL.

Webbing Lifting Slings, Strops 2 Tonne

These polyester duplex webbing lifting slings are available in a variety of lengths, from 1mtr to 10mtr. They have a reinforced becket eye and a 60mm wide load bearing surface. They have the benefit of being light and durable, which makes them ideal for awkward loads. They also have a safety factor of 7:1.

Battery Powered Electric Chain Hoist, 250KG, Lift 3mtr to 10 mtr

This Battery Powered Chain Hoist is super lightweight, weighing only 6.7 KG. It has a lifting capacity of 250 KG, and a lifting speed of 4.5 metres per minute. The pendant control has an emergency stop function, and it also includes a friction clutch and an over load warning alarm, making it a thoroughly safety-conscious piece of equipment to use! It is fully tested and certified, and complies with EU standards. (Comes with 1 year warranty)

To see more of SafetyLiftinGear's latest offers, click here.

11 Nov 2015

Lifting Equipment Sale: Browse Our Latest Offers

Jodie Products

We currently have some great items on sale here at SafetyLiftinGear, here are some of our favourites:

Webbing Lifting Slings, Strops 2 Tonne

These polyester duplex webbing lifting slings are available in a variety of lengths, from 1mtr to 10mtr. They have a reinforced becket eye and a 60mm wide load bearing surface. They have the benefit of being light and durable, which makes them ideal for awkward loads. They also have a safety factor of 7:1.

Battery Powered Electric Chain Hoist, 250KG, Lift 3mtr to 10 mtr

This Battery Powered Chain Hoist is super lightweight, weighing only 6.7 KG. It has a lifting capacity of 250 KG, and a lifting speed of 4.5 metres per minute. The pendant control has an emergency stop function, and it also includes a friction clutch and an over load warning alarm, making it a thoroughly safety-conscious piece of equipment to use! It is fully tested and certified, and complies with EU standards. (Comes with 1 year warranty)

To see more of SafetyLiftinGear's latest offers, click here.

09 Nov 2015

Product Spotlight: Ergodyne Tool Backpack & Pouch

Safety Liftin Gear Products

Last week we looked at our new range of Ergodyne fingerless gloves and multi bands. This week we would like to introduce you to some more of our new Ergodyne products.

Ergodyne Arsenal 5843 Tool Backpack Dual Compartment

When you are carrying tools around your site it is important that you can do it quickly and safely. If you are climbing up and down scaffolding or shafts all day then it is important to be able to keep both of your hands free to ensure your safety on a ladder, in such situations a classic tool storage bag is not ideal.

The Ergodyne Arsenal 5843 Tool Back Pack is designed in such a way that you can carry your tools around your site quickly and safely, and as it is a backpack design you will have both of your hands free so you can be sure you will be safe ascending and descending ladders.

If you are concerned that you may not be able to carry all the tools your require for the job at hand in this backpack – fear not, this back pack boasts an amazing 11 PALS interior webbing loops, 26 interior pockets, all varying sizes making them ideal to store hand tools and power tools, such as drills. It also has 7 exterior pockets and a tool hoister on the side, ideal for carrying tools over 18”.

All these tools can be heavy for you carry around on your back, so this backpack has padded shoulder straps providing maximum comfort when transporting you tools around your site.

Click here for more information about the Ergogyne Arsenal 5842 Tool Backpack

Ergodyne Arsenal 5528 Topped Parts pouch

Falling tools, hardware and small parts can be a huge hazard if dropped when you are working at height, so it is important to keep your tools tethered to your or your harness and small parts/ hardware in a safe place.

The Ergodyne Arsenal 5528 Topped Parts Pouch is designed especially for people who are using tool at height. This tools pouch has a “trapdoor closure”, a self-closing, hands free closure designed for safety and security – fiddling around with awkward zips is now a thing of the past!

If you are using tools are height then it is important that you are using tool lanyards, this tool pouch has 2 exterior D rings allowing you to securely attach your tools so you don’t accidently drop them, damaging your tools or causing a fatal accident.

Click here for more information about the Ergodyne Arsenal 5528 Topped Parts Pouch

If you would like more information regarding our range of tool storage solutions then contact us on 0808 123 69 69 or email sales@safetyliftingear.co.uk

06 Nov 2015

3 Safe Lifting Tips

Safety Liftin Gear Health & Safety

As the name suggests, here at SafetyLiftinGear, we specialise in supplying lifting equipment to manufacturing companies, warehouses, event riggers, and more. It is important when you are using heavy lifting equipment that you use it correctly to ensure that your equipment lasts a long time and to create a safe work place for you and your employees. Here are 3 tips on how to use your lifting equipment safely:

Do not exceed capacity of your lifting equipment

If your try and lift a load that is over the Working Load Limit (WLL) you are putting your equipment under structural strain and could result in your equipment becoming irreversibly damaged or even break when in use, causing your load to fall which could cause your load to be damaged, or worse, fatal injury to you or a colleague.

Exceeding the WLL could also cause your load to swing, causing damage to your load, structures around you, or even people working in and around the area. It is crucial that you know the weight of the load that you are lifting, so you know which equipment is best for the job.

Click here to view our range of load weighing equipment

Make sure your find the loads centre of gravity

If you are lifting heavy load, even or uneven loads it is important that you test the centre of gravity, this is to stop your load from falling from height and causing an accident. To test the centre of gravity of your load, lift it up a few inches off the ground, and stop – if your load falls then there will be little harm if it falls.

Use a load arrestor as backup in case your primary lifting method fails

If you have accidently over loaded your equipment or you have not found the correct centre of gravity of your load, you could end up dropping your load from a great height. Load arrestors are designed to halt the decent of your load and helps to help prevent accidents always connect your load to a load arrestor.

Click here to browse our range of Load Arrestors.

You will find that most of our products have a different WLL, please ensure when purchasing a heavy lifting product that you select the adequate product for the loads you need lifting. If you are lifting a load that is 3.5 tonnes then you will need to select the piece of equipment above 3.5 tonnes not 3 tonnes. The WLL of all of our products are clearly labelled in the product description if you have any questions regarding the WLL of any of our products please contact us and an member of our customer service team will be happy to help.