It can never be too safe
Under the motto ‘better safe than sorry’, here are a number of practical tips to minimise the risks of accidents. After all, you can never be too careful. An accident can easily occur.
Maximale security
Everything starts with a safe environment. Ensure everything is tidied away neatly so there are no materials in the way when you are hoisting. In addition, ensure people cannot come into the vicinity of a hoisting operation. The ‘Forbidden to walk under the load’ pictogram is really useful. Unfortunately, too many people still ignore this.
Also, dare to think critically about working methods, hoisting equipment, and techniques that have been followed for years. Are there ways to make it even safer? Are there other ways of tackling the situation, for example? The hoisting world does not stand still, the automatic hooks, for example.
Check your equipment
Always replace old, damaged, non-approved hoisting equipment immediately. As soon as you notice a shortcoming in the hoisting equipment, it must be taken out of service immediately. Or they should be put aside if there are any doubts. We will check them for you with great care!
Correct use of the correct lifting materials drastically reduces the risk of accidents. Therefore, never hoist more weight than permitted by the safe working load. Load charts help you easily make the right choice. You can request load charts from us for free!