NEWS | APRIL 2021


REID LIFTING LAUNCHES REID T-DAVIT R


EID Lifting says it has launched the UK’s first third party, witness tested BS8610: 2017 and EN795: 2012 certified


davit, which is a single proprietary system from anchor point to fixings. Based on REID’s existing T-Davit,


used worldwide for goods, personnel lifting and fall protection, the davit is a lightweight, two-piece column and beam design that makes it easy to transport and move around. It can be assembled by two people, without tools and with minimal manual handling. The column weighs 28kg and there are 1m, 1.2m and 1.6m radius beam options available weighing from 12kg to 16kg. The davit can be placed in REID’s top mount or side mount steel sockets and installed on concrete or fixed directly to steelwork to provide a complete BS8610 certified anchor system. “BS8610 might not be mandatory but it is certainly widely accepted as best


practice in the rope access market, and we’re seeing an increasing number of requests for compliance, which is obviously good news. In response to that though, we are also hearing that a number of other manufacturers are claiming compliance, but without evidence third party witness testing - and that is the important distinction,” said Simon Luke, MD, REID Lifting. “If we are going to persuade architects and building facilities managers to switch to davits from conventional BMUs and maximise the savings they offer, then they have to have absolute confidence in the safety and security of the solution. As far as REID is concerned, anything less than third party, witness tested approval of the whole system is just not good enough.” The REID T-Davit has a 65mm high


tensile aluminium kingpin to meet BS8610 requirements and has two patented bearings for a 360° rotation.●


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