Recent times have proven that under engineered designed and built hoarding protection, can be more of a risk to the general public than what it was initially intended to prevent..
By now, it should come as no surprise to anyone in our industry of the inherent dangers and adverse health implications when working with products that contain crystalline silica.
If an excavator is used for operations outside its intended purpose, it increases the risk of failure, injury or worse - and insurers are unlikely to accept that risk.
A recent failure on a 20T fibre rope sling has revealed that these slings are designed for recovery purposes only. They are NOT designed for lifting purposes.