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Safe Contractor Accreditation

Advanced Handling are now an approved contractor under the Safe Contractor scheme. This is an accreditation scheme that assesses the health & safety competency of contractors and service providers and many large organisations now use Safecontractor as their primary means of selecting contractors.

You can find more details on their website www.safecontractor.co.uk

We are an approved contractor for the following services:

Ability to sub-Contract works
Other Work Activity
Scissor Table Installation, Repair and Sales
Goods Lift installation, Repair and Sales

ALEM

Advanced Handling are a member of ALEM (Association of Loading and Elevating equipment manufacturers)

One of the main aims of the Association is to make industry and the end user aware of the standards and regulations that need to be complied with in order to ensure that all products supplied meet the current UK and European legislation.

The Association represents companies involved in providing equipment and services for the safe handling of loads, whether they be products, vehicles, equipment or personnel.

ALEM is a member of the British Materials Handling Federation (BMHF) and provides the Presidency on a rotational basis. This allows members access to two important areas of activity. In the UK member are represented on the Exhibition Committee which organises the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) held every three years.

Declaration of Conformity

Our lift tables and Work Positioners are designed and manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the lift table Standard, EN 1570 and Work Positioner Standard, EN 1757-1, and thus the demands of the Machinery, Low voltage and EMC-Directives are complied with. All products carry the CE-mark and include a CE Declaration of Conformity or, in certain cases, a Declaration of incorporation is included. In brief, these Standards require Declaration of Conformity EN 1570.

EN 1570 lift table Standard specifies the safety requirements for lift tables used for lifting and/or lowering of materials and/or persons who travel with the table for handling of transported material, up to a vertical travel of 3.0M.

Rules for loading conditions, strength and stability calculations
Safety arrangement requirements if persons, wheel borne goods etc, tavel on the lift table
Minimum safety clearances in the construction, with or without safety frame
Protection devices for various applications to prevent persons, goods or fixed installations in the lift table work area from being damaged
Maximum permitted lifting, lowering and peripheral speeds
Overload protection
Devices to prevent the lift table lowering at speed in the event of a hose break and to prevent risks caused by unitentional lowering due to oil leaks, stop lowering at hose break and prevent risks caused by unintentional lowering due to leakage
Demands on the type of control system, such as the inclusion of an Emergency Stop device and the facility to prevent an authorised use
Testing of all products prior to delivery
Comprehensive operation and maintenance instructions and markings, to give clear advice about the operation, warnings regarding possible misuse and risks, of the lift table and any that could occur in the vicinity of the lift table. Also to provide instructions for installation, inspections and maintenance, providing the user with extended, economical use from ADvanced HAndling lift tables