Going for safety gold
December 1st 2008 McAlpine has chosen
Mercian Lifting Gear's
Catchfall system for the
difficult task of protecting
employees unloading
vehicles at the Olympic
Stadium in Stratford.
Adrian Allen, heading up
the Catchfall project,
comments "Just look at the
variables on any major
construction site; different
vehicle types, load types,
crane and forklift access
requirements and even site
surfaces, and that's before
you get into the different
levels of awareness between
contractors and hauliers.
"Our system is basic in
principal, but it does save a
lot of unnecessary
complication and expense."
Catchfall is designed to
stop a person from falling
whether on, off or climbing
up the load – regardless of
the lorry or load type.
Bowmer & Kirkland uses
three Catchfall systems at its
steelwork fabrication site
and believes they offer a
cost-effective, immediate
solution to the risk of falling
from a vehicle when
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