First of all, let's clarify the difference between hydraulic jacks and other types of jack. You may well have a jack in the boot of your car, but this is probably a man-powered device, designed to lift your vehicle in the event of a breakdown or emergency.
Hydraulic jacks, on the other hand, tend to be found in more industrial environments, such as garages and workshops. These heavier-duty products, while still primarily used on cars and other vehicles, have a far wider range of uses than standard mechanical jacks - for example, hydraulic jacks are sometimes used to lift building foundations during construction projects.
Some of the hydraulic jacks that we sell here at SLG can lift loads of 30 tonnes or more - clearly, this kind of lifting power would be difficult to produce with sheer manpower!
So how do the jacks do it? There's a lot of complicated scientific theory behind hydraulics, but here's a simplified explanation:
Does that make sense? This is an extreme simplification, of course, and different types of hydraulic jack (bottle jacks, cylinder jacks, etc.) work in slightly different ways. Still, this should give you a rough answer to your question!
It's easy to ignore health and safety regulations, especially when every newspaper in the country is printing stories about "elf and safety" and how it's ruining everybody's fun for no particular reason. In the past few months alone, we've seen selfie sticks, Christmas decorations, wedding rings, and sorts of other things banned by business owners and local authorities who cite health and safety as an excuse.
But these stories are absurd, and they should not be taken as a reflection of real H&S laws, which are in place to save lives and prevent injuries. These laws are tremendously important, and a few farcical news stories shouldn't permit you and your employees to ignore genuine H&S measures like safety harnesses and fall arrest systems.
Here, then, are three excellent reasons to abide by health and safety regulations (and height safety regulations in particular):
Visit SafetyLiftinGear's Height Safety department now and make sure you have all the safety equipment you need.
Safety Harnesses are quite simply an essential part of safety equipment for anyone working at height. SafetyLiftinGear's range of safety harnesses are high-quality, durable, comfortable and even somewhat stylish - as far as safety harnesses can go, that is! A safety harness from SafetyLiftinGear is the Rolls Royce of height safety equipment, and you might get a little attached to yours! Not convinced? Take a look at our humorous G-Force Harnesses video, and let us know what you think.
Working with confined spaces can be incredibly dangerous, and it's imperative you have the correct confined space safety equipment to try and minimise risks. A confined space is a space that is enclosed, whether it's a small space or even a large space, it's also a space which has a reasonably foreseeable risk to workers. The risk could be potential fire, explosion, loss of consciousness, asphyxiation or even drowning. A space need not necessarily be small to be confined, but a large space can provide equal if not more danger for a worker.
Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus
Working in a confined space is dangerous primarily because of the risks caused by noxious fumes, reduced oxygen levels or a risk of fire. You could also be at risk of flooding, drowning or asphyxiation from a source such as dust, grain or other contaminant.
SafetyLiftinGear can provide a range of high-quality confined space equipment that will help you and your employees stay as safe as possible. We offer a wife range of rescue equipment and entry gear for confined spaces, along with a variety of other items - such as gas detectors and breathing masks - that will help protect you and your workers during these dangerous conditions at all times.
Four Gas Detector
Our range of Confined Space Equipment includes the following:
Confined Space Rescue Kit c/w Fall Arrest / Retrieval Winch, Gas Detector, Breathing Apparatus
If you are working with confined spaces, please ensure you remain safe and minimise risks in every way possible. It's imperative for you and your workforce to identify any potential risks and have the appropriate confined space equipment to minimise these risks. If you have any questions about any of our confined space gear please don't hesitate to give us a call at 0808 123 69 69 today.
As well as height safety and fall protection equipment (among many other categories of course), we offer a range of comprehensive Event Rigging Equipment which we are particularly proud of. Our Event Rigging Equipment is high-quality gear which is used in the entertainment industry.
Whether it's beam clamps or chain hoists, we've got plenty of high-quality, durable event rigging gear for you to choose from. The majority of our event equipment has a sleek and stylish black finish, which is ideal for the event industr, because the equipment will blend in seamlessly and won't be highly visible to the audience.
We are now proud to offer an all new black finish bow shackle, available for 2 ton and also 3.25 ton.
2 Ton Black Finish Bow Shackle
3.25 Ton Black Finish Bow Shackle
To date, SafetyLiftinGear has been fortunate enough to supply products for the BBC, Pinewood Studios, exciting new films and even music tours. If you're a Foo Fighters fan, our event rigging gear has gone on tour with them, which we think is pretty cool indeed. View our impressive range of event rigging equipment here.
If you have any questions about event rigging equipment, please don't hesitate to give one of our experts a call on 0808 123 69 69.
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