If you own a business and you find yourself moving heavy items, 500 lbs or more, around to different workstations often, then you already know how important it is to install some kind of hoist or crane. When heavy items need to be moved by hand, there is always a work stoppage while enough able bodied people are accumulated in order to lift something heavy and then there is always a risk of injury or accident. Just one accident, and the ensuing medical bills will more than pay for an overhead chain hoist, and then some. Let’s take a quick look at some other benefits that your company can realize by owning one.

Speed Is Essential In Any Business

Whatever product you have to move around your shop or business, if just one person can finish his portion of the repair or fabrication, then easily lift the product with a chain hoist to casually walk to the next station without bothering others from their tasks, that saves money.

There are hoists that come with manual chain operation and those that are electric, even the electric models are quite inexpensive to buy and install for the average business. Hoists can be purchased in many different sizes to accommodate a wide range of weights including multiple tons if need be.

Be Sure And Get Several Different Types Of Hooks, Links, And Eyes

There is nothing more frustrating than having the hoist ready to lift a 2,000 lb. object and not have the right hookups to make the job quick and easy. You should have a wide selection of connectors available to make sure that there are no mistakes or accidents when lifting heavy objects. Ellsen overhead chain hoist has safety protection devices  to ensure security, for details, just click here http://ellsenelectrichoist.com/overhead-chain-hoist/.

Hooks come in a huge variety to shapes made to perfectly fit many different types of applications and having the exact right one is important. They should also all come with safety latches as standard equipment, heavy objects can test even the best hooks and eyes.

Don’t Over Do It Either When It Comes To Capacity

There is an urge to get an overhead chain hoist of huge capacity, but you should keep it within certain parameters and not over do it. Smaller hoists are much more maneuverable and easier to operate without extra help and therefore more rapidly deployed and used. You should, of course, have enough capacity to handle any job you need to do and then some, but don’t over do it.

Safety is also of great concern when dealing with heavy loads and while using a hoist would seem obvious, it’s important that everyone be properly trained in order to stay safe. Just a couple of safety classes per year can help maintain a safe work environment for all and keep the risk of injury to near zero. Just making sure that all loads are securely hooked and double checked can reduce accidents by a huge margin.

If you’re thinking about adding a chain hoist to your business you should visit some similar operations and take a look at how they use their hoist to get an idea of what to buy. There are also highly trained professional sales technicians that can come to your location and make an assessment of your operation to help you decide. For other types of electrical hoists, please visit www.ellsenelectrichoist.com/.