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Dock leveller safety course makes rapid progress
15 August 2024
130 attendees have completed a one-day course in dock leveller safety launched a year ago by the Association of Loading Bay and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers (ALEM) and the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF).
TEN COURSES have been held since October 2023.
ALEM’s president Richard Spinks, says: “ALEM identified the need for a dock leveller safety training course and, together with the DHF, we have collaborated to develop and deliver this extremely successful one-day course. We recognised DHF’s unrivalled experience in course development and delivery of training courses associated with industrial doors so the synergy between dock levellers and industrial doors made it the natural choice to form a long-standing relationship.”
Feedback from attendees of the course is very encouraging and includes the following comments:
- “I feel that I now have a better understanding of what to look for when next servicing a dock leveller.”
- “Very helpful course, I learned a lot. Good amount of detail and everything explained clearly.”
- “Very informative and everything well explained throughout the course.”
- “Overall, the course was interesting even though I’ve worked on dock levellers before today. I feel like I can walk away with more understanding of the safety side.”
For more information, visit www.alem.org.uk
Work on standards
ALEM members are committed to supplying quality products that are in compliance with all relevant UK and European legislation, giving complete confidence to all customers. There are two standards that are of specific interest to ALEM members:
- EN1570-1:2024 Safety requirements for lifting tables – lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings.
- EN1398 – Dock Levellers. Safety requirements
EN1570-1:2024 has now been published by BSI and ALEM members can purchase the standard at a discounted rate. ALEM members will be provided with details on the key differences between the old standard and the new standard after its citation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
A systematic review of EN1398 is due in 2024. ALEM members have established a working group to supply information to the British Standards Institute (BSI) to justify why a revision is required and what would happen if this standard were not revised.
Membership of ALEM allows members to share their experiences, provides a forum for exchanging views and a method of obtaining advice from relevant government officials and technical experts.
- Lifting standards
- Reminder on FEM dock leveller regulations
- Commitment to standards
- Campaign of education and support
- Level 2 dock leveller safety training to launch
- ALEM appoints new President
- Stay safe in challenging times
- Loading bay innovator steps down after 42 years
- Offering improved efficiency
- Feedback welcome on proposed revision of safety requirement for lifting tables
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