Goods Lifts - Making The Workplace Safer «

Goods Lifts - Making The Workplace Safer 05. 02. 2010

Goods lifts are used extensively in places such as factories and warehouses, as well as other kinds of industrial work places. They can also be found in offices or even restaurants or similar premises. As the name implies, it is a lift that transports goods between different floors. Because of differing regulations, it is usually not used by personnel.

Goods lift solutions can tackle heavy loads such as large machine parts or palletised goods, or light loads such as fresh food, files and documents or books, between floors in all kinds of places. The lifts can be large and spacious, or very small, depending on the particular requirements. With goods lifts designed for larger loads it is extremely important that proper handling procedures are observed.

If heavy loads that can be lifted by a worker are not lifted in a proper and safe manner, musculoskeletal disorders may result. These are injuries causing strain. They can result from many types of activities, among them is the improper lifting of goods. For this reason it is vital that all members of the workforce undergo suitable training in line with regulations in the loading and unloading of a heavy duty goods lift.

With palletised goods the problem doesn’t really exist as all heavy duty goods are contained on a pallet, which can be moved into and out of a lift by means of a forklift machine. This degree of mechanised handling has certainly been partly responsible for the reduction in strain injuries among the workforce. Apart from the obvious benefit to workers, it also has the effect of dramatically reducing injury related costs for the business involved.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulation, 1992 requires employers to comply with a range of regulations that govern the handling of goods. The installation of goods lifts in work premises greatly helps companies to comply. Even the much smaller dumb waiter lift, small service lifts used commonly in restaurants and offices, helps in reducing lifting and carrying related injury.

Small service lifts operating between floors, carrying food or documents, means that workers do not have to physically run up and down flights of stairs. This reduces through traffic and the risk of injury, while increasing efficiency considerably.

Lifts dedicated to the transportation of goods can be specifically designed for special situations to suit any company’s particular needs. They install easily and quickly in existing premises too, and their maintenance is neither time consuming or difficult, making goods lifts an almost essential part of any business premises where goods require vertical movement between floors.

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