Emergency vehicles, such as ambulances and fire engines, must operate within safe limits at all times. To achieve this, scales are used to prevent overloading, ensuring that these mission critical vehicles can perform their duties within their safe loading parameters.
Scales and weighing systems for emergency services
Emergency vehicles must operate within their safe loading parameters at all times, but once loaded with life-saving equipment, the standard weights stated in the vehicle manufacturer’s handbook are often irrelevant.
Depending on the geographical area they serve, ambulances and fire engines may carry different equipment, such as medical tools and supplies for agricultural accidents, or extendable hydraulic ladders and high reach hoses for inner-city high-rise areas. These equipment changes, and the effect they have on the overall weight of the vehicle, must be measured and recorded to ensure operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and the safety of crew, patients and the public.
Weighbridges and portable axle weighing pads are both efficient methods of meeting these needs, and many operators are opting to bring these functions in-house – negating the need to use public weighing services and streamlining operations.
Scales for emergency services must be robust for high-traffic use. They must be quick and easy to use, with the ability to deliver accurate and reliable readings throughout their operational life, with minimal maintenance.
The NHS is more stretched than ever before, meaning emergency service vehicle operators are facing increasing time constraints and performance pressures. To alleviate these pressures, facilities are opting for an onsite weighbridge, negating the need to travel to public facilities.
Having the ability to perform spot checks across a fleet of emergency vehicles helps operators meet legislative safety standards between audits. Portable axle weighing pads are ideal for spot checking by total weight, axle weight or by individual wheel.
Weighing solutions for the emergency services
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