Secure Your Workplace With A Superior Quality Safety Cage
A forklift safety cage provides a work platform which is safe and secure, and is designed to be lifted and manoeuvred by forklifts or even cranes (depending on the work being conducted) to those hard-to-reach places in warehouses, factories, construction sites, and even residential homes, where ladders, scaffolding, and other lifting devices may not be suitable and compliant to set up.
Our Safety Cage Range
Suitable For Short-Term Tasks
Our safety cages are referred to our customers for what is considered “occasional use”, which is directed at short-term tasks in warehouses and factories such as maintenance work, picking and shifting stock, or other manual tasks requiring being elevated to risky or dangerous heights.
Keep Your Staff & Operation Safe
Even if the task being undertaken is short-term and at a lower height, your safety and the staff around your working space is imperative and will require a licensed forklift operator to handle the operating of this heavy machinery and it’s attachments.
TwoBay Forks regularly perform routine inspections on our safety cages to ensure there is no wear and tear, cracks, or corrosion. We can about maintaining the quality of our cages to maximise safety.
Australia Standard AS2359
Working with heavy and dangerous materials requires a safety cage which is compliant with Australian Standard AS 2359, which ultimately specifies the requirements for the design, manufacture, marking and testing of powered industrial trucks and their attachments.
How to Attach a Safety Cage to a Forklift
Before buying or hiring a forklift safety cage, there are a few things you should know. This includes how to securely attach a safety cage to a forklift. Minimising the possibility of a forklift-related accident is essential, which is why TwoBay Forks always outlines the process to ensure safety cages are correctly installed on a forklift.
Tips to check you’ve correctly attached a Forklift Safety cage
1. Inspect the Safety Cage and Forklift for any visible damage, wear, or malfunctioning parts such as the locking mechanism or guardrails.
2. Safety cages have weight limits and capacity maximums which left unchecked can lead to an accident. Always check that the combined weight of workers and tools are within the safety cage’s capacity.
3. Lower forklift forks to a height that easily allows alignment with the fork pockets on the safety cage. Check the forks are spaced correctly, to fit into the cage’s fork pockets. From here, drive the forklift carefully so the forks slide fully into the fork pockets. Make sure the forks extend all the way through the pockets to provide maximum support.
4. Lock the safety cage in place to ensure this is attached correctly to the forklift, which can be done with chains or pins according to the manufacturer’s instructions. These usually connect to the back of the forklift or the forks to prevent the cage from sliding off.
5. Once the cage is secured, lift it slightly off the ground to test for any shifting or wobbling before any items or people are in the cage. Ensure the cage is balanced and that the locking mechanism is properly engaged. It’s crucial here to check that controls are functioning properly and smoothly before lifting workers.
Call our forklift safety experts today to check you’ve attached a safety cage correctly if you’re unsure. We’ll provide step-by-step instructions for safely securing the cage.
Contact Our Experienced Team
Ask the helpful team at TwoBay Forks any questions you have about hiring or buying forklift equipment, if it’s important to you it’s important to us! For more information about our range of forklift safety cages please contact our specialist team today on (03) 9768 2345 or email us at [email protected].