No heavy lifting required for WRP mine project

Pengelly Electrical used Evo-Crete’s cable ladder blocks for its WRP mine project.

The electrical contractors, working in the fields of agriculture, commercial and mining, gained the contract to build the electrical pipeline for the Woornack, Rownack and Pirro (WRP) mine site in Ouyen, Victoria. The company was advised the mine was planning on using solid concrete for the 600 m of cable to be built. The cable was being built for a temporary set-up of three years.

The company had initial concerns of safety, time constraints and the lifting and handling involved in working with concrete. As such, the team searched for a solution and one team member suggested Evo-Crete.

The contractors ended up using Evo-Crete’s standard large cable ladder blocks for the WRP mine project, as they found cost savings through a number of avenues using the blocks.

There was no need to hire a crane as no slinging was required, the blocks were lightweight enough for two people to move safely and comfortably, and savings were also found through reduced labour requirements as less workers were needed to complete the job.

Another benefit the company found was the ability to move the blocks easily in larger quantities, whereas a pallet could only usually carry 10 concrete blocks per pallet.

The highlighted weight advantages also had occupational health and safety benefits as manual handling risks were reduced. The workers also found it easy to screw into the blocks when necessary, therefore a job that would usually take weeks, took only days.