The SkyShield, as Nationwide Platforms calls it, was developed by its in-house research and development division, BlueSky Solutions, to help reduce the risks of viruses like Covid-19 being transmitted between colleagues working in close proximity.
Workers who would otherwise be unable to maintain a two-metre distance within the confined work platform basket, are now able to safely carry out their tasks at height.
The transparent screen is made from a shatterproof polycarbonate material, weighs less than 15kg and does not affect the machine鈥檚 working wind speeds, Nationwide says.
SkyShield is currently available for Nationwide Platforms鈥� range of truck-mounted platforms with working heights from 22 to 90 metres, with plans to cover the remaining specialist vehicles truck-mounted models in the coming months.
鈥淓nsuring workers maintain two-metre distancing when it comes to using MEWPs can be very challenging 鈥� especially when the majority of platform baskets measure less than two metres,鈥� said Alexis Potter, director of specialist vehicles and tracked booms at Nationwide Platforms, UK subsidiary of France's Loxam Group. 鈥淭he use of SkyShield when using our truck-mounts is the perfect solution to this problem and once installed the customer is free and, importantly, safe to carry out the job at hand.鈥�