ALLMI FOCUS

ALLMI FOCUS

ALLMI to support Glad 2023

ALLMI will once again be a partner for the Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD), which takes place this year on the 13th July. Running for its fourth consecutive year in 2023, GLAD is a collaboration between a range of organisations involved with lifting or working at height. GLAD’s aim is to promote the lifting industry, with particular emphasis on good practice, compliance, innovation, and attracting new recruits to the sector.

Record year for ALLMI training

ALLMI has reported record overall training levels during its 2022/23 financial year. Courses for Lorry Loader Operator, Crane Supervisor, Appointed Person and Thorough Examiner all experienced their greatest ever uptake, with Slinger/Signaller, Instructor and Manager courses also having an excellent 12 months and training levels rising by more than four percent overall.

ALLMI has long been regarded as delivering the lorry loader industry’s leading training programmes and these latest figures further underline the scheme’s increasing popularity. Developed by the industry, for the industry, ALLMI courses are approved by CSCS and delivered to the highest standard. For further details, please visit www.allmi.com/training or contact ALLMI.

Strap down your loader crane!-Reminder

This time last year - following reports of an incident that could easily have had fatal consequences - ALLMI launched its Strap Down Your Loader Crane! campaign.

If a loader crane cannot be folded for travel, and in the absence of manufacturer or employer instructions to the contrary, it should always be strapped down securely to the vehicle bed. Failure to strap it down could result in uncontrolled slewing while travelling with the boom moving outside of the vehicle’s width, not only leading to damaged equipment and property but also injury or fatality to persons as well as criminal prosecution for the driver.

In addition to reaching out to fleet owners and operators, ALLMI’s Strap Down Your Loader Crane! campaign is aimed at all businesses involved in the movement of lorry loaders, including crane installers, bodybuilders, truck dealers and delivery companies. The campaign supplies a range of valuable resources for employers to utilise, from training videos and 3D animated accident reconstruction, through to an information leaflet and toolbox talk template. All resources can be found on the following campaign-dedicated web page: www.allmi.com/strap-down-your-loader-crane

Part 2-4 revision commences

The revision of BS7121 Part 2-4 ‘Code of practice for the safe use of cranes - Inspection, maintenance and thorough examination - Loader cranes’ has commenced. A BSI Panel of industry experts recently held its first meeting and several more have been scheduled for the coming months.

Keith Silvester, ALLMI technical manager and convenor of the BSI Panel said: “The inaugural meeting was designed to establish the scope of the project, agree on a work schedule and allocate tasks where required. The entire revision process is expected to take between 12 and 18 months, although this will involve a two month public consultation window, allowing all industry stakeholders to comment on the draft produced by the Panel.”

Look out for further updates in ALLMI Focus, and please contact the Association if you have any questions on this topic.

ALLMI membership meetings 2023

ALLMI has announced that its annual meetings for all members of the association -manufacturers/importers, service companies, fleet owners, ancillary equipment suppliers and site operators - will take place on 22nd June 2023 at the Forest of Arden Country Club in Meriden.

ALLMI chief executive Tom Wakefield said: “The Forest of Arden has provided an excellent setting for many successful ALLMI events and we very much look forward to returning to the venue. The meetings will facilitate valuable discussion and debate on a wide range of topical issues affecting the lorry loader industry, in addition to updates concerning numerous projects and activities being undertaken by ALLMI throughout this year. Our preparations will continue to take shape and we look forward to keeping members and the wider industry informed of developments in due course.”

MET police CPD

ALLMI technical manager, Keith Silvester, presented at a CPD event for the Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU) of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

Continuing ALLMI’s ongoing work with the UK’s Road Police, the presentation covered all lorry loader safe travel related issues, including safety system requirements, documentation and applicable legislation, as well as reviewing a series of accident case studies.

Sergeant Alex Burlison of the MPS comments “We have had a number of recent incidents with lorry loaders and so Keith’s presentation was a valuable contribution to our CPD event. The information he provided will certainly benefit our CVU officers and further enhance the quality of roadside checks on lorry loaders, so that we can manage risk and take appropriate action at the roadside as we work towards the Vision Zero goal of making our streets safer.”