Custom Designs, Manufacturing, Installations and Servicing

With over 80 years of engineering experience, our staff are experts in the design, development, manufacture and servicing of lifting, tipping and handling solutions. We will not only ensure that all of your handling needs are met, but we will also ensure that all equipment conforms to stringent UK European Legislation including but not limited to:-

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998 (PUWER)
• Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
• Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations including BS EN 12100:2010, BS EN 60204-1:2018, BS EN 13849-1:2015 and many more
• CE Certification that indicates conformity with health, safety and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA)

In addition, we will minimize the negative impact of machine downtime on your production process with regular Service and Inspection Contracts under the Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) Regulations.

Tailored to your Unique Handling Requirements

At Base Handling we understand that no two customers' requirements are the same. This means that all of our CE Marked and Load Tested lifting, tipping and handling solutions are tailored to your individual needs. This provides you with the advantage of customised flexibility combined with proven designs and technology.

Machine Safety Guarding

The fitting of a Safety Guard to this type of machinery results in some significant advantages:-

• The machine is supplied with a Safety Guard it will fully enclose the machine to meet BS EN 14120:2015 Safety of Machinery Guards.
• There is zero access to the area in which the machine is operating which creates the ultimate safe environment within your processing facility or factory.
• With a fully guarded and interlocked system, it is permissible for the machine to operate in an automated manner which can free up manpower for other tasks.
• The Safety Guard door will be fitted with a Safety Interlock Switch which locks the guard gate shut unless the lift carriage is at the full down position, preventing access beneath a raised load at any time.
• As part of the Design Risk Assessment for an automated machine of this type, it is obvious that the Severity of Injury is potentially serious, there is a Frequent Exposure to injury and that it would be unlikely to avoid a sudden hazard.
• On that basis, the Required Performance Level (PLr) for a guarded machine of this type should be at least to a Performance Level D.
• The result of this assessment is that there should be no single point of failure in the safety system and this therefore requires a Dual Channel Safety System and Safety Relay.
• The Safety Guard doors are therefore fitted with a Magnetic Safety Switch and a Telemecanique Safety Interlock Switch which locks the guard gate shut unless the lift carriage is at the relevant position.
• Our electrical control panel is an IP65 Enclosure which is mounted conveniently on the safety guard and all other components are rated to at least IP65.