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Health and safety needs to be seriously considered when loading and offloading of vehicles and great care is needed. It has been reported that more than 75% of major fall-from-vehicle incidents occur during loading and unloading activities. The Health and Safety Executive estimated in 2004/05 that the human and economic cost of reported fall from-vehicle incidents was over £36.5 million. Those working in the concrete pipeline industry have been actively working to develop innovative product handling and installation equipment. The aim is to produce equipment that limits the need for operatives working at height on the back of vehicles during loading and offloading and helps improve the safety, speed, cost and efficiency of product handling and installation. There are various suitable products available to contractors for lifting and installing concrete drainage products with safety and site productivity in mind. The concrete pipelifter has been designed to improve site safety during the lifting and installation of precast concrete pipes. It is an igenious, simple-to-use system. It is connected to an excavator via a quick hitch attachment and uses no motorised parts making it easy to maintain. It can be used to lift concrete pipes up to DN1200. Where manhole lifting is concerned the SVZ and RKIII manhole lifters can be used. These are designed to lift manhole rings DN900 to DN1800 and DN2100 to DN3000 respectively using an excavator. The two lifters are easy to use and both make the lifting process an easy one man operation. The main advantage of the lifters is that there is no need for operatives to be on the bed of vehicle whilst unloading. The Manhole Lifter is very adaptable, it can be adjusted to suit each diameter in seconds. If you’re a contractor looking for more helpful information about concrete pipelines the CPSA is an association dedicated to supplying information to benefit the nation’s developing infrastructure. For informative downloads and factsheets, visit www.concretepipes.co.uk.
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