Moving loads on construction sites

In the Construction industry, loads are not always mounted on wheels/castors and the area in which they are moved is usually not as clearly defined as in a factory, the floor surfaces are often imperfect and, as the project advances, so the landscape of the site changes. These variables present many challenges and it is commonplace to see a much greater use of manual labour across the industry. 

Our electric wheelbarrows and powered pushers are all transaxle machines so, are perfectly suited to this environment and, where the loads are not already mounted on wheels or castors, we have developed some specific solutions to temporarily make the load more mobile.

Our Electric Wheelbarrow safely and efficiently moves concrete, paving slabs, aggregates, flooring screeds or anything else you see moved by a manual wheelbarrow in the Construction industry. The electric powered tip function enables quick and back-pain free unloading of the mini dumper load.

Unlike old-fashioned machines with either petrol or diesel internal combustion engines, Nu-Star electric tugs have no harmful exhaust gas emissions and are virtually silent during operation. These features are particularly relevant and beneficial when using the Electric Wheelbarrow in confined spaces or where a contractor is required to move materials on internal sites eg. small works projects at schools, hospitals, airports etc.

Since our machines are electrically powered, there are no resultant handlebar vibrations to consider in the risk assessment process and therefore operators do not need to be time-limited on our electric tugs and wheelbarrows.

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) causes the most common industrial injuries in the UK and Employers have a responsibility to identify causes and minimise employee exposure to machinery which causes the injury. Further information here from the HSE