In a recent poll of visitors to this site, 70% said overload protection devices should be standard on all lifting equipment, even that under 1t capacity, and went as far as to say that units operating without one are unsafe. However, 22% said such legislation would be too difficult to enforce. Click the headline above to see how the votes were shared out...

Should overload protection devices be standard on all lifting equipment - even that under 1t capacity?

- Definitely, units operating without them are unsafe (70%)

- It'd be too difficult to enforce (22%)

- Lifting light loads is safe without them (4%)

- It will happen eventually (2%)

- I don't care either way (2%)

- It'd be too expensive, units wouldn't be saleable (0%)

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