One well known equipment company specialising in rental has just spent 4.5 million pounds on purchasing access equipment for its staff and contractors to use. Its been reported that the total cost of the skyjack equipment was around the 2 million mark while they spent a further 1 million pounds on Custom Equipment Hybrid aerial lifts, and another 1.5 million on alloy towers and podiums.

The skyjack equipment comprised of vertical mast lifts, and 5.79 m electric scissor lifts which will be one of the company’s tallest lifting solutions. The various pieces of equipment will be distributed across their depots which are located up and down the country. The company are also stringent on training their staff on how to use the manual handling equipment, such as the mezzanine lifts and mobile scissor lifts to ensure the safety of their workforce while they are working at height.

While working at height using the various manual handling solutions is often one of the most dangerous aspects of an employee’s job role. Therefore, staff need to be sure that they are using high quality manual handling equipment, purchased from a reputable retailer such as Advanced Handling. The equipment also needs to be regularly serviced too to reduce the risk of the equipment breaking or becoming faulty. Your staff also need to receive the correct training on how to use the equipment, in order to reduce the risk of having an accident, such as a fall while working at height.

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If your staff require some safety training on how to safely operate the machinery in your workplace why not consider bringing in a highly trained professional to do the job for you.

Advanced handling are able to offer bespoke after sales training packages, in conjunction with AITT accredited training company Advanced Fork Truck Training (AFTT). This is where an experienced instructor comes into your workplace to teach your staff how to carry out all the right safety checks on your equipment, as well as how to operate it correctly.

The training that you will receive as part of the after sales package is to strict assured standards, to ensure that your company achieves the highest level of safety in the workplace. As part of the training package, the instructor can also train your managers and supervisors on how to ensure that all staff are carrying out the right safety checks, and at the right time- to make sure that safety becomes second nature to all of your workforce.

Using your resources to train your staff thoroughly on how to safely operate your machinery is vital because if it falls by the wayside it can cause your business to suffer a range of consequences as a result. For example, you may be liable to pay the sick pay and/or compensation for an employee who has suffered an injury as a result of your faulty machinery, they may have damaged your building or equipment if an employee did not know how to operate the equipment properly, and finally you maybe unable to adhere to important project deadlines-costing you your reputation, as well as your finances.

If you would like to find out more information about the training packages Advanced Handling are able to provide, or to purchase some manual handling equipment please visit http://www.advancedhandling.co.uk/