A Day in the Life of a haulage worker
Live Demonstrations
Friction/Chocking or Blocking. Anchors. Lashing. Protection.
Friction, choking and blocking.
- Friction – how friction matting can drastically reduce the number of straps required, saving time and cost. You may be surprised at the results!
- Chocking – those roll cages do not want to be rolling about!
- Blocking – highlighting the latest blocking equipment available to keep loose loads from moving and getting damaged. Safer for the driver, better for the customer.
Understanding your anchors
Too often, hooks are ‘made to work’ causing them to break. By reviewing the common types of anchors available on vehicles and understanding which equipment will work with these anchors correctly and why, loads will be secured more safely – and equipment will last longer!
Ratchets - so many types and safety features - which to choose?!
- Push up – when is the best time to use a push up ratchet?
- Pull Down (Ergo) – how to make life easier when tensioning a strap. Fewer injuries, fewer days off unable to work.
- TFI – what is a Tension Force Indicator? If you don’t know the tension in the lashing, how do you know for certain that the load is secured correctly?? Learn how a ratchet with TFI means certainty.
- ABS release ratchet – saving the loader from being crushed! ABS function allows the tension to be released click by click. This allows time to check the load hasn’t become unstable and at risk of falling onto the unloader.
Protection
- Protect the Load – best practice for ensuring valuable cargos are not damaged by the lashings. SpanSet have helped customers protect a wide variety of fragile loads. Learn from our experience.
- Protect the Lashing - Sharp edges damaging ratchet straps has serious consequences. Learn the latest in edge protection innovation.
Caring for Equipment - save cost, save against potential accidents.
- Common misuse of equipment leading to failure – and how to prevent this!
- Consequences of damage – watch misused equipment tested on our testbed. The results can be sobering.
Caring for people - Manual handling and Work at Height Solutions
- Auxivo Lift suit – reduce the risk of injury and fatigue when manually handling loads – there will be the opportunity to try a suit!
- Capcha – A fall arrest system to protect workers from falling off vehicles when loading. The full Capcha system, installed on a vehicle will be demonstrated.
Myth Busting - we might surprise you!
We will be exploring some of the myths and assumptions commonly heard in the haulage industry. Is it the case for example, only chains can be used to secure large, heavy loads?