Why Doesn’t A Conveyor Belt Lifter Demand The Same Respect As A Car Jack Does For A Car?
By law industry states each car is to be supplied with a car jack specifically designed to safely lift the car make and model it has been supplied with. You would not use a Toyota Yaris car jack on a Toyota Land cruiser to lift and change a flat tire? Surely not, would you? If so, you must surely know that you are exposing yourself to a high-level risk of jack failure or worse still the car falling off the jack while you are working under the car. Why does the mining industry not demand the same for its conveyor asset? With the endless alternative and ever-changing conveyor configuration and belt size increase you would think this should have been implemented. Conveyor assets are not too dissimilar to cars as they drive from point A to get to point B. If we have a flat tire or a failed roller, we need to have the ability to lift and secure our load to change the failure, and as quick and as safe as possible get back on our journey. We can safely say this is the case when it comes