SafetyLiftinGear is your one-stop shop for lifting chains and accessories!

We sell a huge range of lifting equipment here at SafetyLiftinGear - after all, we didn't choose our name for nothing!

It can be quite difficult to navigate a product list that's several hundred items long, so rather than leaving you to scour our extensive collection on your own, we thought we'd put our most popular lifting products right here to make your life a little easier. Here are five of the best-selling product ranges from our Lifting Equipment department:

Polyester Webbing Slings

 As far as lifting equipment is concerned, these sturdy lifting slings are our top sellers by quite some distance. Polyester webbing is a tough yet lightweight material that's ideal for all sorts of heavy lifting tasks; our slings are also very shock-absorbent, minimising the risk of damage.

Chainblocks

 Our block and tackle section is full of robust, reliable chainblocks that make heavy lifting a quick, easy, and - above all - safe endeavour. Maximum weight capacity ranges from 500kg to 7.5 tonnes.

Beam Trolleys

SafetyLiftinGear's beam trolleys are fully adjustable, allowing you to use them with practically any beam. Many of these products come with a 2 year warranty as standard, so you know that you're getting outstanding quality for your cash!

Polyester Round Slings

 While not quite as popular as the webbing slings (see above), our polyester round slings still sell very well, and no wonder - these high-endurance lifting slings are strong, versatile, and can lift loads of up to 30 tonnes in some cases!

Lever Hoists

Last but not least is SLG's world-class collection of lever hoists. Said collection is very versatile indeed; whether you need a heavy-duty lifting solution or something lightweight and cost-effective that gets the job done at the lowest cost possible, our Lever Hoist department has something to suit you!

Browse our full range of lifting equipment here.

Yesterday, we told you all about our new Ergodyne tool lanyards; today, we'd like to show you a video that Ergodyne made to promote their products and encourage people to stay safe whilst working at height:

The video above is all about what Ergodyne call 'The Three Ts': Tethering, Topping, and Tagging. Don't worry if you haven't the time to watch the whole thing - here are The Three Ts in a nutshell:

The Three Ts of Height Safety

The following considerations are absolutely critical for anyone who works at height:

• Tethering. This means ensuring that your tools are securely tethered, either to your person or to a secure fixing that will not allow them to fall. This is what SafetyLiftinGear's tool lanyards are for.
  
  
• Topping. When working at height, do you carry tools, fittings, or other equipment in a work bag? If so, you need to make sure that the bag in question is properly topped; ask yourself what will stop your equipment from falling out if the bag is upturned or inverted, and if the answer is 'nothing', consider buying yourself a new, safer tool bag.

As these unfortunate watermelons found out, even small items (such as nuts and bolts) can do a lot of damage when dropped from height!

• Tagging. The third and final 'T' refers to the proper labelling of tool lanyards and other height safety products. Such items should always be clearly marked to identify the weight capacity of the product in question - exceeding the stated weight capacity can be very dangerous, and clear tagging/labelling ensures that workers will be able check the maximum capacity of their equipment at a glance.

Click here for more information about working at height, or visit SafetyLiftinGear's Height Safety section to find out how we can help you to stay safe at work.

Yesterday, we told you all about our new Ergodyne tool lanyards; today, we'd like to show you a video that Ergodyne made to promote their products and encourage people to stay safe whilst working at height:

The video above is all about what Ergodyne call 'The Three Ts': Tethering, Topping, and Tagging. Don't worry if you haven't the time to watch the whole thing - here are The Three Ts in a nutshell:

The Three Ts of Height Safety

The following considerations are absolutely critical for anyone who works at height:

• Tethering. This means ensuring that your tools are securely tethered, either to your person or to a secure fixing that will not allow them to fall. This is what SafetyLiftinGear's tool lanyards are for.
  
  
• Topping. When working at height, do you carry tools, fittings, or other equipment in a work bag? If so, you need to make sure that the bag in question is properly topped; ask yourself what will stop your equipment from falling out if the bag is upturned or inverted, and if the answer is 'nothing', consider buying yourself a new, safer tool bag.

As these unfortunate watermelons found out, even small items (such as nuts and bolts) can do a lot of damage when dropped from height!

• Tagging. The third and final 'T' refers to the proper labelling of tool lanyards and other height safety products. Such items should always be clearly marked to identify the weight capacity of the product in question - exceeding the stated weight capacity can be very dangerous, and clear tagging/labelling ensures that workers will be able check the maximum capacity of their equipment at a glance.

Click here for more information about working at height, or visit SafetyLiftinGear's Height Safety section to find out how we can help you to stay safe at work.

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Height safety is serious business. According to the Health and Safety Executive, falls from height were responsible for more than 20% of  fatal workplace injuries in the UK in 2013/14, as well as for over 15% of all major or specified injuries during that same period.

In spite of these statistics - the numerous deaths, the thousands upon thousands of injuries - far too many British businesses are still neglecting their responsibilities when it comes to working at height. Here are three sobering case studies from this month alone - all were reported on the HSE website within two weeks of time of writing:

Photograph from press.hse.gov.uk

Fatal fall for 60-year-old fenestration worker

Philip Evans (originally from Penarth, South Wales) died in hospital after a 4.5 metre fall, which he suffered whilst working on a store front in Exeter. Mr Evans had been making his way along a glass canopy when he fell through an unguarded gap, which had apparently been created during previous work when a pane of glass had been removed from the canopy and no replacement put in. His employer, London Fenestration Traded Ltd, has now been fined £200,000 with £17,790 costs, as has Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, the principal contractor for the job in question.

Careless cleaning company fined thousands

Turbo Property and Cleaning Services Ltd - a Sheffield-based company - were found guilty of breaching both the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 this week. Late last year, one of Turbo's employees was found working on "a fragile roof with no protection measures in place"; the company has been fined £2,000 for this violation.

Worker sustains "life-changing injuries" after falling through roof

When Andrew Bannister was told to repair a fragile roof on a farm in Leicestershire, he expressed some concern, but his employer sent him up without any fall protection equipment anyway. What happened next? A 10-metre fall, a painful landing on a concrete floor, and several serious injuries. Mr Bannister (48 years old at the time of the incident in question) was left with a broken neck, a broken back, and three broken ribs after falling through the roof of the barn; he is now permanently reliant upon a walking stick, and has stated, "I will be on pain killers for the rest of my life. The injury has changed my life completely." PK & IF Cobley Ltd were recently fined £75,000 (plus £29,351.88 costs) for failing to prevent the fall.

If these stories of death, injury, and punishment have made you realise that you could be doing more to protect your workers, head over to SafetyLiftinGear's Height Safety Equipment department - we supply a huge variety of safety harnesses, fall prevention systems, edge protection products, and everything else you need to prevent falls from height.