15 Apr 2019
The
team behind what are often called ‘the safest professional mowers in the
market’ will be attending the 2019
Safety & Health Expo at Excel London on 18th to 20th June and invite you to visit
them on stand SH1040.
Spider
mowers are commercial remote-controlled mowers for use in high-risk areas where
it is considered unsafe to cut grass with a traditional walk-behind mower or
ride-on lawnmower.
Spiders
are now commonly found across the UK working in environments including
alongside highways and railway tracks; beside waterways and reservoirs; at
airfields; military sites; power stations and heritage properties.
Whilst
perfectly at home in these more unusual environments, the versatility of a
Spider mower also lends itself to use at more conventional sites such as
schools, colleges and universities; private estates; vineyards and orchards;
sports venues and golf courses, and municipal areas such as housing estates,
parks and gardens.
One
of the primary safety benefits of a Spider is its ability to cut grass on
slopes of up to 40° independently, or up to 55° using the integrated hydraulic
winch.
These
gradients are often referred to in risk assessments as ‘exceeding the safe
operating limits’ of standard mowers and requiring additional, specialist
machines.
It
is in these locations where time and again it is proven that it is just not
safe for an operative to work using standard grass cutting machinery, resulting
in site damage, near-misses, injuries and sadly in some instances death.
Controlled
from up to 100 metres away, Spider operatives remain out of harm’s way and away
from risk of injury whilst controlling the machine, with full visibility of the
site and surrounding hazards.
The
remote operation also ensures absolutely zero hand-arm vibration, zero
whole-body vibration, and distance from noise exposure, making for completely
safe use all day long.
The
low unit weight also prevents damage to turf and eliminates soil erosion,
whilst low fuel consumption means less money spent on powering the machine and
fewer emissions into the environment.
This
high level of safety does not mean a compromise on productivity either.
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