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Police training swing- up stabilisers reminder

As readers may be aware, since 2021 ALLMI has been running an ongoing campaign on the importance of swing-up stabiliser safety, which included an updated Safety Alert being issued in July 2022. Whilst there have been no further incidents concerning swing-up stabilisers, to coincide with the recent release of the HSE’s Safety Alert on this subject, here is a reminder of the information and guidance available via the ALLMI website:

• ALLMI’s Swing-Up Stabilisers Safety Alert, Guidance Note and E-Learning Module: www.allmi.com/swing-up-stabilisers

• ALLMI’s Swing-Up Stabilisers Safety Video: www.allmi.com/allmi-tv

• Tier one contractor requirements for lorry loaders with swing-up stabilisers: www.allmi.com/tier-one-contractor-acceptance-criteria

• ALLMI’s Swing-Up Stabilisers Compliance Register and the importance of fleet owners contacting the applicable manufacturer for a QR code: www.allmi.com/compliance-register

The HSE Safety Alert can be found at: www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/lorry-loaders.htm

Should you have any queries in relation to swing-up stabilisers, please contact ALLMI.

New ALLMI auditor

John Turnbull is the latest addition to ALLMI’s instructor auditing team. As a veteran instructor himself he says: “I’ve been an ALLMI accredited instructor for nearly 10 years now, delivering training to a wide range of market sectors, predominantly on behalf of a long established ALLMI Service company member. During that time, I’ve undergone many audits of my own, giving me firsthand experience of the association’s monitoring process and the value that it brings.

Completion of ALLMI’s Auditor Development Programme was always a demanding process, but it has equipped me well for the role and I now look forward to playing my part in helping to maintain training standards across the association’s instructor network.”

ALLMI /industry related milestones in 2024

ENA partnership - 5 years

In 2019, ALLMI established an ongoing partnership with the Energy Networks Association (ENA) to help promote its ‘Look Out, Look Up!’ campaign. Seeking to raise awareness of the risks involved with working near overhead powerlines and educate anyone likely to encounter or be responsible for work near power lines on adopting safe practices, ‘Look Out, Look Up!’ is aimed primarily at drivers, including operators of loader cranes. In conjunction with applicable aspects of ALLMI’s training material and guidance documents, the campaign continues to play a key role in communicating this important message throughout the lorry loader and allied industries.

To access the ‘Look Out, Look Up!’ campaign material, visit: www.allmi.com/overhead-power-lines

ALLMI CoP - 5 years

First published in 1982, ALLMI launched its revised Code of Practice (CoP) in 2019. Representing a significant change to previous editions, the CoP contains the Statement of Commitment that the association’s members sign up to, confirming they will work in accordance with applicable standards and legislation, manufacturer guidelines, ALLMI guidance documents and good practice, as well as verifying employee training and safety, and the highest levels of professionalism, honesty and integrity. These are all guiding principles that have long formed the basis of ALLMI’s membership auditing system. To download a copy, go to: www.allmi.com/code-of-practice. To find an ALLMI member visit: www.allmi.com/membership-directory.

Loler ACOP & MHSWR - 25 years

A year after the implementation of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations, 1999 witnessed the publication of L113, the Approved Code of Practice and Guidance for LOLER. Providing practical advice on how to comply with the regulations, the document makes multiple references to BS 7121 and has been influential in the production of subsequent British Standards, as well as ALLMI material. The second edition of L113 was then published in 2014. 1999 also saw the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations published, requiring employers to undertake an assessment of the risks to health and safety of their employees, as well as others affected by their activity.

BS 7121 part 1 - 35 years

It has been 35 years since the publication of ‘BS 7121-1:1989 Code of Practice for safe use of cranes - Part 1: General’. As the very first Standard in the BS 7121 series, it combined elements of existing British Codes of Practice for the safe use of cranes and provided the basis for some of the principles of LOLER nine years later.

Machinery directive 2006/42/ EC - 15 years

2009 saw the enactment of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. This led to a major revision of the European Loader Crane design Standard EN 12999 and, most significantly, the compulsory introduction of stability monitoring systems for lorry loaders.

ALLMI TV - 10 years

10 years on from its launch in 2014, the popularity of ‘ALLMI TV’ continues to grow. Providing guidance and advice on various aspects of lorry loader safe use, ALLMI’s range of videos cover the following topics:

• Legislation & Standards

• Lifting Team Hierarchy

• Siting the Loader

• Pre-Operational Checks

• Safe Operation

• Safe Use of Remote Controls

• Swing-Up Stabiliser Safety

• Safe Travel

To access visit: www.allmi.com/ allmi-tv