Ambulance personnel at NWAS’ service garages were at risk of back or musculo-skeletal injury by reaching inside vehicles to remove for recharging the heavy 45kg traction batteries, which supply power to ambulance equipment.
To increase functionality, efficiency and
safety, Lift Safe supplied a total of 10 Eco Lifts, with a lifting
capacity of 90kg each, to four different NWAS service garages. According
to Lift Safe, the lightweight, ergonomic and easy to manoeuvre lifters
help to increase the safety of staff.
The second issue causing
concern to the NWAS was how to safely and effectively lift ambulances to
change their extremely heavy wheels when being serviced.
Lift
Safe customised the Eco Lifts, providing one attachment for changing
batteries and one for changing tyres, so that one lifter quickly and
easily performs two different tasks. By supplying the service with
fast-change transposable attachments, the same lifter can be used for
both tasks.
William Drinkwater, compliance office at NWAS, said:
"Lift Safe has risen to the challenge and solved two problems in one go
for us, making the purchase of the Eco Lift extremely cost-effective,
as well as saving space, time and manpower and ensuring our staff’s
safety.”
Lift Safe’s technical manager, David Winterbottom,
added: "NWAS illustrates Lift Safe’s creative and flexible approach to
safe manual handling and lifting and how it has improved work life for
the Service’s staff, eliminating harmful work practices and the risk of
repetitive injury. Improved workplace efficiency allows NWAS to use its
existing infrastructure to better effect and reduces the need for
expensive capital investment in extra equipment.”
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