Safe tanker access gantry was required by Omya UK to adhere to health & safety working at height regulations. Omya UK is a leading supplier of white minerals & chemicals, both in the UK & around the world as part of Omya AG, a multi-national based in Switzerland. Omya AG is a world leader in the manufacture of fillers & pigments
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A pneumatically powered Total Tanker Safety Cage was required for a global chemical manufacturer in the UK. The client is a leading global manufacturer & developer of speciality resins, chemical intermediates, & solutions that are critical to the performance & quality of industrial goods & consumer goods. They are situated in 10 countries, with over 2,700 employees, & customers in
A Tanker Safety Cage was required for a manufacturer in the UK. Allied Mills is part of Associated British Foods Plc, & forms part of the milling & baking division. Flour mills situated in Tilbury in Essex, Manchester and Northern Ireland’s capital Belfast supply group bakeries throughout the country, supporting household bread brands such as Kingsmill, Sunblest, Burgen & Allinson. With
A global supplier of specialist chemicals based in Scotland, UK approached IFC for a solution to a work at height issue they had highlighted in a Health & Safety review. Their operators were required to access and work on the tops of ISO tanks. This access typically took place in locations without permanent gantries, tanker access platforms or portable tank
Total Bitumen has more than 40 years’ experience in the supply of materials for road construction & industrial applications. Total Bitumen have 3 main research centres in Europe: CReS (Lyon, France), Preston (UK) and Brunsbüttel (Germany). Each of these centres has extensive international design experience & state of the art testing facilities to meet the evolving needs of
A global chemical company with world wide manufacturing & distribution plants including sites in the UK & Europe wanted to speed up their tanker loading operations, whilst increasing the level of safety for their operators when accessing & working on the tops of their tankers. They also wanted a system that could accommodate the various
West Yorkshire Trading Standards (WYTS) offer a road tanker calibration service for oil & petroleum tankers. They recently took over the management of the site which carries out the calibration. Following an operations Health and Safety review two main issues were highlighted. Firstly, an existing set of regularly operated heavy folding stairs, used to safely access tankers, were