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Hi my name is Gareth.  I started in construction in 1978 and have done various types of rigging over the years, from climbing steel to walking on steel. The most challenging part of rigging back then and still to this day is the safest method of lifting grid mesh ( walkway mesh) for installation and removal. Over the years, there have been many theories  and arguments about the safest manner for lifting and installing grid mesh. In the old days we used a lifting hook made of rio and hooked it through the liquorish rod (unsafe). Then there was the introduction of lifting bundles up, a style of lifting still used today. Either by dragging pieces off and arranging them into place, or lifting them by wire slings or chains this style lifts the mesh up on the vertical so you have to dragging them into place. Both methods placing the worker at risk of injury. When i look at the the methods used at the moment the lifting of grid mesh has not become safer but more dangerous and the old way with the rio hook was safer than todays methods,But i am old school, ( not telling any one to do it that way of course).

After discussions with Heath Safety Enviroment (HSE) departments (lycopodium, calibre to name a couple) and using my hands on experience, I have redesigned a snap hook for the purpoise of  lifting grid mesh for installation and removal that will be safer for all personell involved.

This Gridhook Gold/silver system will not stop working at heights but will allow the individual to manoeuver the grid mesh (walkway mesh) in a safer manner, leading to, We believe, less OHSE injuries for the work site. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS NEW INOVATION AND STAY SAFE.

 

    (Snap hook design)

THE NEW INNOVATION OF LIFTING, INSTALLING AND REMOVAL OF GRID MESH or WALKWAY MESH ON ALL GAS, OIL, MINING CONTRUCTION SITES INCLUDING OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS.

 Certified in Australia, USA and Europe. NOMINATED BY CALIBRE FOR THE RIO TINTO, M.A.D. (making a difference) AWARD 2014

 

 

 

GRIDHOOK GOLD      

 Gridmesh (walkway mesh) lifting device

 

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