Amazon chooses maintenance solution for VNA areas

Engineers at Amazon fulfilment centres are required to maintain Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) racking for pallet storage.

Awkward and restricted access areas present additional hazards when working at height and maintenance tasks must routinely be performed where access is extremely difficult. 

Management at Amazon place the highest importance on providing fit for purpose, work at height safety equipment, on which staff have been professionally trained to assemble, inspect, and use safely. Areas, where typically, standard working at height equipment cannot fit. 

LOBO is used to repair Amazon fulfilment centre racking. It is said to be much more cost-effective than using scaffolders and a cantilever configuration is possible. LOBO can be deployed every day, re adjusted & reconfigured to suit.

Certified training is a key component to the safe use and successful implementation of a LOBO System. 

The company says: “Our trainers provide instruction on the safe assembly and inspection requirements.

“Access equipment, which is unstable or rickety or which does not fit properly and is therefore dangerous, is not allowed on site. Giving engineers the best product to do the job also helps Amazon to retain staff, and therefore reduce costs.”

The LOBO System is a versatile work platform product that combines the flexibility and strength of traditional scaffolding with the simplicity and mobility of tower systems. The patented hand adjustable clamp, when combined with the tube, allows the technician to create a work platform, of any shape or size, without the need for any tools.

The system is made from modular steel components, which are easy and quick to assemble and provide a steady and safe working platform. It flat packs for transportation. Areas previously awkward to get to, can now be accessed by your own engineers or technicians with ease, whenever required.

The LOBO System comprises trestle legs that vary in size and adjustable extensions with fixed side clamps. Steel tubes can then be passed through the clamps, which are hand tightened to form a structure to suit the application. Sway braces, toe boards, wheels, handrails, outriggers, and a lifting slider beam can be added to enhance the construction.

The LOBO System is scalable, adaptable, and adjustable to meet on-going and changing requirements.

Designed specifically for LOBO’s advanced work platform system, it is fitted with feet for easy pallet truck or forklift manoeuvrability. Also, it can be locked with a padlock for security or storage.

Options include Lifting Slider beams which can be fitted to the system. And it can be stored in a LOBO Towerstore unit when not in use. 

The company concluded: “LOBO is a rigid and stable product, which meets or exceeds international safety regulations.”

For more information, visit www.lobosystems.com