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How to Move and Lift Gas Cylinders Safely
How to move and lift gas cylinders safely: preparing the cylinder, short moves, trolleys, forklift handlers and pallets, lifting with a crane, storage after the move and LOLER checks. Read more...
How to Use Excavator Pallet Forks Safely
How to use excavator pallet forks: sliding or floating forks, setting the tines, lifting within your machine's capacity, LOLER and safe lifting on site. Read more...
Compaction Wheel or Compaction Plate? Compacting Backfill with an Excavator
Compaction wheel or vibrating compaction plate? Which suits clay or granular backfill, how to compact a trench in layers from the cab, sizing and safety. Read more...
How to Use an Excavator Ripper to Break Up Hard Ground
How to use an excavator ripper hook: when to rip instead of dig, choosing the size and tooth, ripping technique, safety and when you need a breaker instead. Read more...
How to Trim Hedges with an Excavator: Rules, Timing and Technique
How to trim hedges with an excavator hedge trimmer: when you can cut under the 2024 hedgerow rules, nesting birds, setting up, technique and safety. Read more...
Drum Cutter or Breaker? Choosing an Excavator Attachment for Rock
Drum cutter or hydraulic breaker? How each one works on rock and concrete, when to choose each, sizing, hydraulics and safety. Read more...
How to Crush Concrete and Rubble on Site with a Crusher Bucket
How to crush concrete, bricks and rubble on site with an excavator crusher bucket: the T7 exemption, preparing the rubble, crushing safely and using the hardcore. Read more...
How to Use an Excavator Trencher Safely
How to use an excavator trencher safely: finding buried services, checking hydraulics, choosing the chain, setting the depth skid, keeping people clear and looking after the chain. Read more...
How to Unload a Container or Lorry with a Forklift
How to unload a container or lorry with a forklift: making the vehicle safe, checking the load, unloading evenly, protecting the next pallet with pallet stops and reaching the far end with a pallet puller. Read more...
How to Lift Big Bags with a Forklift
How to lift big bags with a forklift: whether bare forks are safe, choosing a fork mounted, carriage mounted or hook lifter, checking capacity, lifting and carrying the bag, and LOLER checks. Read more...
How to Lift Pallets with a Crane Safely
How to lift pallets with a crane safely using pallet crane forks: choosing the forks, planning the lift, loading the forks, securing the load and LOLER checks. Read more...
How to Choose a Scissor Grab for Bricks, Blocks and Kerbs
How to choose a scissor grab for bricks, blocks and kerbs: matching the grab to your load, span and free height, safe working load, using one on a forklift, and LOLER checks. Read more...