Hiring Access Equipment - Signage Installation
Signage installations at height generally require the use of access equipment
. When using access equipment you need to take into the account the following:
- How high the machine needs to lift the signage/installers up to;
- Where the access equipment will be planted on the ground, i.e. on a road or footpath;
- Who is going to operate the machine, and do they have the required permits;
- How long you will need the access equipment for and is there a contingency in case something doesnt go to plan.
Ensuring all the above issues are addressed in detail will ensure your sign installation project is delivered on time and budget, and in a safe manner.
At the time of writing this article, in NSW, a yellow ticket is required to operate any scissor lift or any boom lift with a lift capacity of less than 11 metres. A Work Platform License (WP) is required to operate boom lifts with a lift capacity higher than 11 metres. A Forklift License (FL) is required to operate Telehandlers with less than 3 tonne lift capacity and a Non-Slewing Crane License (CN) is required to operate Telehandlers with more than 3 tonne lift capacity.
If your staff do not have the correct licenses, access hire companies generally can provide you with qualified operators at an additional charge.
When installing signs, you need to ensure the persons fixing the signs to the wall or wherever they are going, understand exactly what they are doing. often builders,architects, retailers and office managers request signs to be put up in places whereby there is not adaquate support to hold the weight of the sign.
It is extremely important to ensure your sign is fixed securely in order that it doesnt fall down and cause damage and/or injury. it could even result in death if a large sign falls off the side of a building.
Ensure you only use sign installers that have all the right insurances, qualifications and experience. all the sign installers used at blueprint concepts have a minimum of 5 years in the job experience so have installed hundreds, if not thousands of signs.
Insurances to check your signage company/installer has before allowed them to start work onsite includes:
- relevant state safety training cards (green cards in nsw)
- workers compensation, public liability insurances
- council permits for any road of footpath works
Also ensure the sign installer is using the right safety gear onsite, so whether this is steel capped boots, hard hats, safety vests, barricades, depends on the type of site it is. if the site is under construction then probably all of these mentioned items need to be used.
The last thing you want is a sign that represents your brand falling down or becoming insecure once it has been installed, a serious danger to both the public and your image in the publics eyes.
by: Ridfan Tonde
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