Feature Loading bays & doors Easy access to containers


Thorworld Industries has launched a new range of low-cost ramps designed to allow easier access into standard shipping containers


container floor that complicates the effectiveness of forklift trucks when unloading pallets. Ground Level Container Access


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Ramps provide a means of bridging this gap to enable the trucks to enter the container at a gentle incline for a safer, smoother unloading process. “The complexity of ground level containers is often overlooked because companies assume unloading will be easy until they realise that the lip provides a significant obstacle,” explains John Meale, managing director of Thorworld Industries. “The problem can be resolved


simply with the addition of a small ramp, and we are delighted to offer this new range to customers.” The ramps, which are supplied in


6,000kg and 10,000kg capacities, are available in two designs to accommo- date the nature of goods that need to be moved. The ramp-only model is an inclined


ramp leading straight up to the con- tainer floor, which incorporates two grooves at the bottom of the ramp to allow movement by forklift truck. This allows the operator to hoist, push and position the ramp next to the con- tainer quickly and effectively without


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ccording to the HSE, almost 700,000


workplace injuries occur every year in the UK. This is estimated to cost employers a total of £3.17 billion. Unsurprisingly the manufacturing industry suffers from one of the highest accident rates, meaning that it bears the brunt of these costs. Automated production lines bring huge benefits to manufacturers


and machine protection doors can boost efficiency, safety and use of space. sara LBS offers high speed machine protection doors which are fully integrated within the production line to ensure machinery is completely isolated before commencing operation. This prevents per- sonnel being harmed by sparks and welding spatter and enables machinery to be fitted closer together. sara LBS T: 01442 245577 www.saralbs.co.uk Enter 353


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hile generally situated at ground level, shipping con- tainers usually have a lip between the ground and the


Left: Thorworld’s ramps allow easy access to shipping containers


Right: Thorworld’s interlock devices improve driver safety


needing to leave the forklift truck or ask a colleague for assistance. For operations where pallets are stacked high, Thorworld offers an integrated ramp-and-platform model providing operators with an extended level working area to allow more accurate positioning and movement of pallets close to the container roof. This model is moved using the lifting pockets in the side of the ramp by forklift truck. “Without the platform, there is the


danger of the pallets bumping into the container ceiling – a risk both to the integrity of the goods and the safety of the unloading operation,” explains Mark James, quality and health & safety manager at Thorworld Industries. While the new range of ramps is


designed for use with standard ship- ping containers, Thorworld can accommodate bespoke requirements for customers with temperature-con- trolled containers or other unusual designs featuring raised or set-back floor levels. • Thorworld Industries, has launched


a new range of interlock devices designed to improve operator safety and prevent drive-offs when using mobile yardramps and loading bays. “A sound safety procedure could


make many work-related accidents pre- ventable, as well as stopping the huge burden in terms of downtime, repairs and legislative fines,” explains James.


The range consists of two devices:


the Yardramp Safety Interlock, designed to work with Thorworld’s mobile yardramps; and Loading Bay Interlocks to prevent drive offs, which can be customised to work with a vari- ety of loading dock doors or levellers. Both products utilise a ‘trapped key’


control system that only permits the use of loading bay equipment once specific criteria have been met. The interlock is secured onto the trailer’s emergency air hose connector, pre- venting the vehicle from driving away. Once the air-hose is locked, a coded key is released that the operator can use to access the desired equipment. Once finished, this operation is


reversed. Locking the equipment frees the key, which is then used to unlock the air hose and enable the driver to depart. Accordingly, this step-by-step process prevents the premature move- ment of trailers before the loading operation is complete.


Hydraulic scissor lift for NHS bins


a raised dock for NHS Bracknell. The NHS Bracknell clinic decided that in order to expand


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the number of patients the clinic could handle it needed to extend its buildings. This subsequently meant that a new ser- vice area was part of the re-design. However, due to changes in levels between the new building and the existing yard, bins containing clinical waste could no longer be safely moved from the building into the yard. The clinic required a solution to remove the bins from a raised dock approximately 1,100mm high. For the engineers at Lifting Technology the solution was simple. The team designed a


hydraulic scissor lift platform by Translyft complete with interlocked gates at each level, and side hand rails. It was also decided that as the lift was to be installed outside and exposed to the elements, the entire lift, guarding and gates were hot dipped galvanised. The Translyft scissor lift was pit mounted for level loading at ground level. A limit switch was


fitted to stop the lift accurately at the raised level. A control box was also fitted to the wall at the raised level with a key lock for authorised use only. Finally the power pack was remote mounted inside the building in a store room to prevent weather damage. Lifting Technology T: 0870 904 7775 www.liftingtechnology.co.uk Enter 354


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hydraulic scissor lift platform by Translyft has been designed to remove bins containing clinical waste from


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