In October 2023, The Association of Loading Bay and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers (ALEM) collaborated with the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) to successfully launch the Level 2 Award in Dock Leveller Safety. Since then, the demand from a wide range of companies and organisations to participate in the one-day course has been extremely high. This welcome response highlights the recognition of the natural synergy between dock levellers and industrial doors. Further information is available via the ALEM website alem.org.uk.
Richard Spinks, ALEM’s President, is delighted with the immediate success of the collaboration with the DHF. He says, “We identified the need for a dock leveller safety training course and, together, we have collaborated to develop and deliver this initiative. We approached the DHF because of their proven experience in course development and delivery of training courses so it made sense to establish a long-standing relationship.”
ALEM members are committed to supplying quality products that are in compliance with all relevant UK and European legislation, giving complete confidence to all customers. There are two standards that are of specific interest to ALEM members:
- EN1570-1 Safety requirements for lifting tables – lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings
- EN1398 – Dock Levellers. Safety requirements
The CEN TC98 Working Group 2 has been advised that EN1570-1 is ready for publication as soon as possible. ALEM members will be provided with details of the key differences between the old standard and the new standard after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
A systematic review of EN1398 is due in 2024. ALEM members have established a working group to supply information to the British Standards Institute (BSI) to justify why a revision is required and what would happen if this standard is not revised.
Membership of ALEM allows members to share their experiences, provides a forum for exchanging views and a method of obtaining advice from relevant government officials and technical experts. Information on how to become a member of ALEM can be found via the ALEM website, alem.org.uk.
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