The recent experience of a timber mill that purchased the Safetech Palift proved to be typical of most Palift purchasers. When asked for an assessment of Palift's value the reply was "if you try to take it away I'll kill you".
Similar responses have been heard many times from many different customers in Australia and overseas after they have trialed or purchased Palift.
For many workers the threat of Palifts removal has provoked genuine concern because they recognise that in Palift they have a reliable, effective and tireless workmate. A day without Palift can mean back pain and fatigue and they are quite reasonably upset at any threat to remove their Palift!
For operators the strain and effort of loading and unloading pallets is enormously reduced by Palift. For the business owner productivity increases and worker health risks are reduced. A win for all.
This Palift double dividend - increased productivity (up to 40 per cent) and significantly reduced injury risk to users is the key to Palift's success. Back injuries account for nearly 25 per cent of all worker compensation costs and the manual stacking or unstacking of pallets is a major contributor to back injury occurrence.
Both the Palift Lite and the Palift use springs to automatically maintain the height of the load at a safe working height without the need for operator intervention. An inbuilt turntable prevents the need to stretch across the pallet when lifting goods.
The introduction of the Palift revolutionised manual palletising around the world and was recognised in the US with the awarding of an industrial design medal to Safetech.
The Palift is incredibly robust (units are still in use after 15 years of around the clock work), requires almost no maintenance and is simple to use and relocate.