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In many instances a combination of some or all of the above would be deployed around a site to offer the most suitable solutions, with the main focus being on options 1 & 2. The main drive should always be to minimise the amount of time spent on top of tankers by developing bottom loading and unloading systems in the guise of articulated arms and hoses. Where this is not possible the site should provide suitable gantry-based systems to access the tops of tankers. With some careful thought and planning, a single well-designed fall prevention system, such as a loading gantry with self-levelling folding stairs and operator safety cages that meet all site tanker requirements and allows the site to consolidate tanker loading and unloading into a single location can provide long term savings, both financially and operationally.
IFC INFLOW IFC have been involved in designing and manufacturing systems that allow bottom loading and unloading of hazardous and non-hazardous products and safe access onto the tops of tankers for over 30 years and have always followed the principle that it is safer to stop someone from falling than to catch them when they do. With this in mind IFC offer a range of solutions incorporating loading/unloading gantries and folding stairs fitted with safety cages/fences, which provide a safe perimeter around the top of the tanker to stop a fall from occurring in the first place.
TANKER FALL PREVENTION SYSTEMS Multi-level Platforms – These variable height platforms are designed to offer a full working area from which the operator can access the top of the tanker through a series of removable floor panels, thus eliminating the need to stand on the tanker at all. An excellent option if you cannot guarantee the configuration, shape or size of the tankers.
TOPTANK TANKER MOBILE ACCESS Where fixed gantries are not practicable then a moveable solution with the TopTank access system is suitable for sites with infrequent requirements for tanker top access and is ideal for sampling, inspection, venting, testing, and operating tank top equipment. This allows sites to maintain flexibility in receiving product via road tankers.
Vertical Safety cages – The traditional way to ensure operator safety whilst working on top of a tanker. These fall prevention cages enclose the operator in a boxed, ‘pulpit’ style safety cage and come in various sizes from 1.4m2
right up to total
tanker systems enclosing the full tanker. This option also eliminates any need for fall protection systems or reliance on tankers with the correct railings.
Folding stairs - available in various guises to suit requirements. They can be supplied as part of a new loading gantry installation, or separately to bolt onto an existing set up; they fold for easy movement. They are self levelling and are an ideal replacement for the older style drop platform, which due to their slope are less safe, especially in wet and icy conditions.
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MANUAL HANDING The issue of heavy manually-operated folding stairs has become a hot topic in the past decade. Some older heavier stairs may have become too difficult to operate manually, usually due to the balance springs wearing out. However, a better understanding of the risk of injury through repetitive lifting of heavy loads and the stress of the physical action of operating the stairs has led to a requirement for an easily controlled powered lowering and lifting system. To meet this new need IFC have developed a pneumatic power kit and control panel to assist in the lowering and lifting of stairs and loading arms at the push of a lever. The system can be retro-fitted to existing stairs, providing an easy and cost-effective upgrade. Additionally, a feature on the control panel can be engaged to keep the stairs in contact with the tanker top while filling to compensate for the weight increase of the tanker and as the tanker starts to sit lower on its springs. The air-powered kit and panel are also offered as an affordable optional extra on any new stairs.
To find out more about how IFC Inflow can help with your tanker loading operations or if you need help or advice, call 01268 596900 or visit
ifcinflow.com/fall-prevention-systems
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