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Manual handling improvements
programme
CEMEX UK > Raynes Quarry, Clwyd > 01492 517378
manual handling & storage: 57
Recognising the hazards that go with manual handling, this quarry near Colwyn Bay in North Wales has
instigated a raft of measures that include:
• purchase of vacuum cleaning system to avoid spadework in restricted spaces in crushing plant
• use of light, wheeled welding screen
• modified engine hoist to remove electric motors from store where there is no fork-lift access
• installed travelling gantry to handle 205-litre oil drums
• charging primary crusher bearing with grease using pumped system.
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Portable goal posts
Bardon Aggregates > Cambusbeg Quarry, Stirlingshire > 01877 331104
The use of goal posts made of barrels filled with ballast and a length of
painted box section is a long-established method of reducing the risk of
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coming into contact with overhead power lines. However, once filled
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with ballast, the barrels become very heavy and need a loading shovel
to move them. Furthermore, if the cross beam is dislodged by high winds,
a cherry picker is required to replace it.
The safety team at Cambusbeg Quarry
have devised an alternative set-up,
using second-hand wagon wheels and
standard drainage pipe. The wheels provide a secure base and
can be easily rolled into a new position. The use of a standard
drainpipe as a cross beam means that the structure is both
lightweight and cheap to construct and repair.
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Manual handling of mixer lids
CEMEX UK Materials > Redruth Readymix Plant, Cornwall > 01209 218550
Redruth Readymix Plant has devised a method to reduce the risks associated with manual handling whilst
lifting the mixer lids for cleaning and maintenance purposes.
Operators were originally required to manually lift and prop up the covers, which were heavy and often
laden with concrete residue from the day’s production.
To improve safety, the team devised a pneumatic control system consisting of individual switches for a
series of pneumatic rams which lift the covers to a fully open position. Safety chains are then attached to
hold the covers up should the rams fail.
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Dust pan and mini-digger
Kennedy Quarries > Kennedy Quarry, Londonderry > 01480 472673
Beneath a cone crusher, between two concrete walls, spillage used to have to be removed manually by
Kennedy Quarries’ personnel within a confined space and subject to inhalation of dust. Now, both ends of
the ‘tunnel’ are enclosed and a dust pan tray placed longitudinally under the product conveyor, allowing
the tray to be removed and cleaned mechanically on a weekly basis by a mini-digger.