Personnel Lifting
BLP UltraRider™and BLP MaxiRider™
Historically, personnel lifting has been accomplished using a material lifting winch, or a winch that has been modified to lift personnel. Unfortunately, accidents have occurred while using this outdated method. These injuries have been attributed to an overly aggressive line speed, and miscommunication between the winch operator and the rider. Following a series of unfortunate accidents on land drilling rigs, BLP Solutions developed a new safer way to lift personnel in the oilfield. We introduced the BLP MaxiRider™ in 1998, and it has been accepted as the new “Standard in Personnel Lifting”.
The BLP MaxiRider™ has many safety features that make it superior to winches. The rider controls descent and ascent using a wireless remote control. The speed of the winch is 35 fpm instead hair raising 90-120 fpm. The electric hoist has secondary brakes, and if there is a power loss on the rig the rider can swing over to the ladder and climb down, or the emergency descent lever can be engaged lowered the rider slowly.
The BLP UltraRider™ has the same features as the BLP MaxiRider™ except it is pneumatic powered. It is most often mounted on the drill floor and pays the wire rope up through a Crosby M-491 Derrick Block mounted under the crown. The BLP UltraRider™ is often the preferred model on Offshore Rigs and Platforms.
BLP Ultra™ Personnel Baskets
BLP Solutions designs and fabricates the BLP Ultra™ Basket for personnel transfer and transport applications. This series of personnel lifting devices includes suspended personnel platforms, fixed personnel platforms, and work platforms. All personnel lifting baskets are rated by capacity, number of persons, and by physical size. BLP Ultra™ Baskets are fabricated from square tubing, expanded metal, and non-slip flooring. Inward opening and auto-locking gates, toe plates, stainless steel data plate, and railing height requirements are standard. There are many optional features available to choose from including: single point lifting lug, solid and expanded metal roofs, and custom paint or galvanized finishes.
BLP Ultra™ Work Platforms
BLP Solutions designs and fabricates the BLP Ultra™ Work Platform for personnel transfer and transport applications. This series of personnel lifting devices includes suspended personnel platforms, fixed personnel platforms, and work platforms. All personnel lifting baskets are rated by capacity, number of persons, and by physical size. BLP Ultra™ Baskets are fabricated from square tubing, expanded metal, and non-slip flooring. Inward opening and auto-locking gates, toe plates, stainless steel data plate, and railing height requirements are standard. There are many optional features available to choose from including: single point lifting lug, solid and expanded metal roofs, and custom paint or galvanized finishes.
Quality & Improvement
BLP’s four cornerstones to success are a vigorous Quality system; an ingrained safety & health consciousness; an active environmental plan; and a structured training program. Each of these plays an important role in the decision making processes of BLP and incorporates employee participation at all levels. In 1999 we achieved our ISO 9002:1994 Quality certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), which was upgraded to the ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2003. Today, we are developing an ISO 14000 compatible Environmental system and an OHSAS 18000 Health and Safety system.
About Bishop Lifting Products, Inc.
Founded in 1984, Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. (BLP) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of services, products and solutions for crane and rigging applications. Combined with our BLP Services and BLP Solutions divisions, our 100+ dedicated employees throughout Texas and Louisiana help leading companies and select resellers in heavy industries solve their lifting needs.
Contact Information
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Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. (BLP)
125 McCarty Drive, Building 1, Houston, Texas 77029 USA
Email: sales@lifting.com Store: www.slings.com
Phone: (713) 674-2266 Toll Free: (800) 972-1041 Fax: (713) 672-9229
