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manual handling & storage
Transporter for gas bottles
Hanson Aggregates > Chipping Sodbury Quarry, Bristol > 01454 314400
The fitting department at Chipping Sodbury Quarry has designed and
fabricated a transporter that makes handling heavy gas bottles a far safer
process. A trailer with a winch at the rear lifts the bottles from ground
level on a base plate that can be fixed in position. The design incorporates
a holster to prevent the gas nozzles being damaged during transit, a
bracket to store a fire extinguisher and protruding brackets to keep the
hoses neatly stored.
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Automatic recovery system for engine oil
Johnston Roadstone > Leaton Quarry, Shropshire > 01952 777910
At Leaton Quarry, Telford, Johnston Roadstone’s previous system entailed manual handling of waste oil
buckets. The new system was devised to garner the following advantages in respect of used engine oil:
• to eliminate virtually all requirements for manual handling
• to prevent potential for skin-related problems
• to eliminate oil spillage, thus reducing risk of slips/trips/falls.
All quarry vehicles have had their sump plugs replaced with a type that has a non-return valve. A new
2,500 litre tank is located adjacent to the work area with a fill pipe fitted and attached to an automatic
hose reel. An air suction pump is fitted to a trolley, which can be wheeled around the workshop. On
attaching the hose to the sump, the valve is automatically opened and the used engine oil is sucked out
direct to the collection tank.