We understand that carousels are often pivotal to production and workflow. We offer a range of maintenance plans so you can choose the one that best suits your business. Our service and maintenance team are highly experienced and can deal expertly with your regular maintenance requirements.
All our maintenance plans include the twice-yearly check recommended by the Health & Safety Executive for all lifting equipment.
| Features | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Plan duration (months) |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
Maintenance visits included |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Call-outs included* |
– |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Labour costs included* |
– |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Parts costs included* |
5% Discount |
10% Discount |
Yes – Included |
*Included if due to machine failure and not due to operator error, misuse or abuse
Any person or company operating lifting equipment, including carousels and shuttles, have certain obligations they must comply with.
Specifically in relation to carousel and shuttle storage systems, annual inspections of lifting equipment are required. Full details of the regulations can be found on the HSE website. The primary points are set out below:
Safe and successful lifting operations depend, in large part, on the continued safety of the lifting equipment and accessories that are used. Failures in this kind of equipment can result in significant or even fatal injuries. Health and safety law therefore places a number of specific obligations on those providing, controlling and using lifting equipment to properly manage these risks.
In addition to the requirements for safe design and construction, all lifting equipment should also be checked and maintained as necessary to keep it safe for use, so:
users may need to undertake simple pre-use checks (eg on lifting chains and slings), or make checks on a daily basis (eg for lift trucks)
in some cases, inspections and checks should be made on a regular basis, often weekly, but this may be on a monthly or quarterly basis (eg the checks undertaken by an operator on their crane)
employers should ensure that lifting equipment is thoroughly examined (normally once or twice a year but, in some cases, this may be more or less frequent)
These checks are necessary to verify that the lifting equipment can continue to be safely used. This page concentrates on thorough examination and inspection, and the reporting and record-keeping obligations of LOLER (regulations 9, 10 and 11).
HSE LOLER Regulations