Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

Ian Elford

It is with great sadness that Dolphin Mobility have to announce the death of Ian Elford the former owner of Dolphin Lifts Kent.

Ian was a great friend to us all in the Dolphin Group of companies and will be sadly missed. Ian died after a 2 year battle against Leukaemia, at the age of 56. He kept his sense of humour until the very end. If anyone would like to donate to Leukaemia Research, please click on this link.

BHM V4 Ceiling Track Hoist - Return to Charge

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BHM V4 Ceiling Hoist - Hoist User Controls Instruction Video

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Risks to Service users known to self-hoist and transfer using ceiling track hoists

The purpose of this Safety Notice is to alert health and social care providers to potential risks to service users whom are likely to self-hoist and transfer without the assistance of a carer(s).

It will be of particular relevance to Social Services Departments, Occupational Therapy Departments, and Health Care Providers involved in the provision of and/or maintenance of community care equipment.
The information will aid those organisations undertake suitable and sufficient risk assessments as part of their purchasing, issuing, commissioning, risk assessment, and service user review processes.

Please click this link to read the full notice on the Health and Safety Executive website

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Ceiling Track Hoist through door header

This image is an example of a Ceiling Track Hoist installed through a door header. The track is suspended due to the difference in height of the ceiling in the adjoining rooms. The tracking was dropped to accommodate the lower of the two ceiling heights.