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manual handling & storage
Barrel transport device
CEMEX UK Materials Scotland > 0191 378 7711
CEMEX UK Materials Scotland has devised a simple but
effective system for transporting 210 litre barrels of gas oil
around the site for the refuelling of heavy plant and engine
driven pumps, whilst maintaining compliance with both
environmental and health and safety legislation.
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The company decided to make use of its existing barrel transporter,
which consisted of a meshed frame with two lifting lugs, which in the
past had been used by suspending the cage from a loading shovel.
A false bottom was created onto the existing cage and a frame
constructed so that the cutting edge of the loading shovel could slot
in beneath the cage. Once the bucket is engaged, it is then tilted back
fully, allowing the barrel transport device to be held within the bucket
of the machine. No restraining is required as the weight holds the device safely in place inside the bucket.
The meshed sides of the transport cage were removed and replaced with steel plates, which were welded
into place. The transport device was then filled with water and left overnight to ensure no leakage. The
company fitted a 24-volt transfer pump to the transport device to minimise risk of contamination. This
allowed CEMEX to maximise use of its hired plant by reducing the amount of time spent fuelling, leading
to a more efficient site. As the transport device is bunded, there is less risk of contamination to the
environment and personnel.
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Electric hoists for internal handling of
screen mats
Lafarge Aggregates > Mountsorrel Quarry, Leicestershire > 0116 2303881
Mountsorrel Quarry has installed a series of lifting beams with electric hoists to minimise manual
handling risks associated with fitting large screen mats and motors in its screen house. Runway beams
and platforms give direct lifting access to all areas of the screens and conveyors.
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Improvements to the sampling arm
Lafarge Aggregates > Mountsorrel Quarry, Leicestershire > 0116 2303881
A safe system of work has been developed for taking samples
from lorries without technicians having to enter the lorry body.
Lafarge sought the advice of a specialist company supplying
hydraulic lifting arms. They recommended the use of a
Bonfiglioli L2300 arm but also stated that the structure would
need additional strength
to accept the new arm.
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As part of the system of
work, the need to carry
the 25kg sample down a
flight of stairs to the sampling room was eliminated. The company
extended the sampling room, adding a stainless steel chute for
the grab to drop the 25kg sample into the chute which delivered it
directly to the quartering table, ready for further processing.