Manual lifting aids

Bariatric lifting aids are perfect for heavier patients with the ability to lift up to kg or kg depending on the model. The Alto Client Lifting Hoist is a bariatric, heavy-duty lifting aid that helps carers to transfer and move patients between chairs, toilets and beds.

Secure and comfortable slings of a variety of sizes, shapes and designs are attached to this lifting aid with ease. The slings wrap around the patient to secure them in position before they are lifted and transferred. This minimises the risk of back injuries for the carers and specifically ensures the patient is comfortable and secured.

The Alto Client Lifting Hoist is highly manoeuvrable and offers a range of extras including tilt-pivot frames, 4-point yokes and scales. This hoist can lift up to kg and is ideal for hospitals, residential and community care. The Forte Bariatric Hoist is perfect for the larger user as it has the capacity to lift up to kg. This aid has a high-quality aluminium frame with electric controls for raising and lowering clients allowing ease of use. This specific design contains armrests for extra stability and reassurance when training gait, using the toilet and moving the client around.

Wheels ensure this lifting aid is easily mobile and assists both carer and patient. With the option of manual or electric models, The Sonata Mobile Client Lifting Hoist is perfect and easy for any carer to use. This lifting aid is ideal for every-day use in hospitals, residential and community care environments. When deciding between the manual or electric model it is important to note the key differences before making your choice.

The original Manual Sonata Hoist has a slightly cheaper price tag and offers manual base width adjustments. This makes adjusting the base easier on carpet and when lifting a heavier patient. Like the Alto, the Sonata models are compatible with a wide variety of slings that are placed around the patient prior to lifting. This allows the load of the patient to be taken up by the sling and the hoist rather than the carer.

This minimizes possible strains and pain associated with manually lifting patients. The 4 wheels and lightweight design make the Mobile Client Lifting Hoist highly mobile and easy to move around. Hoists and lifting aids may be large and obstructive when placed in smaller rooms with limited space. Our Neos Folding Lightweight Hoist offers the perfect solution with an aluminium folding frame that allows for easy storage. A quick release mechanism ensures ease and safety when folding the frame.

This hoist is easy to use and can be raised and lowered electrically. The legs can also be effortlessly adjusted using a foot pedal to widen the base. This lifting aid can carry up to kg and is mobile and easy to manoeuvre.

The Neos Folding Lightweight Hoist enables the carer to move their patient without straining their joints and muscles encouraging safety and self-care. If performed incorrectly, these actions and movements can put the patient and carer at high risk of injuries. The lifting risk assessment states that the risk of injury completely depends on the factors such as the size of the object, weight, shape,frequency, time, and the distance you are working for. Also, it depends on body conditions, your physical strength, and overall health.

Mechanical aids for manual handling can help to reduce all these strain and sprain injuries at the workplace for the employees.

We at RAAH Safety understand completely all these risk factors at the workplace and that's what we have come up with manual lifting aid. Because we consider safety is our priority. No more cuts, bruises and burns when dealing with sharp or hot metallic surfaces. Use the Magnetic Manual Lifter instead of your hands as a solution that is reliable, efficient and safe.

Factors that can cause risk of injury are: 1. Operating with a fixed posture for a prolonged period. Poorly designed workspace can lead to poor postures of workers. Carrying heavy load with poor posture 4.

Poor objects and slippery load can develop the risk factor. Manual handling - Eliminate manual handling lifting aids risks: Eliminate or control the risk of manual handling injuries at the workplace by taking care of few things: 1. Analyze the complete task and check is it required to change the task or to change the process to complete it. Check out for the complete instruction of heavy load. Use Ergonomic furniture as it is best to work with as it is designed with special safety measures 4.

Operate according to the environmental conditions — including heat, cold, and vibration 5. Schedule the time of work with frequent breaks 6. Provide proper training as unskilled workers are more prone to be injured. Safety measures that can help you to reduce the risk if you keep a watch on them: 1. Timely check for the mechanical aid for lifting. Check out the workplace to find the potential hazards. Take updates from workers on monthly basis to check the risk factors.

Have a check on injury record to minimize the level of occurrence. Monitor and regulate the injury risk. A routine operator of plug valves lifting and mounting, check out our innovative Raah Safety SafeLift tool catering to a secure handling of diverse plug valves.

Manual handling aid equipment is a wide range of products specially designed for the workplace. This aids to assist manual handling is useful while lifting, pushing, carrying objects at the workplace. This includes manual handling lifting straps, sack trucks, trolleys, etc.

Manual and mechanical lifting aids are specially designed equipment for transporting heavy goods and supplies in the workplace and warehouses. This makes the task easier and improves the efficiency of work. You can easily transport an object from one level to another. RAAH Safety advises you to check for the manual handling equipment as worker's safety is crucial.

If you are an employer, then you must ensure the safety of your employees by checking the mechanical lifting aids correctly. We at RAAH Safety advise you to check for the equipment once in 6 months if it is used for lifting people whereas if it is lifting goods you must check it every 12 months.

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