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 Unfortunately, accidents have occurred while using this outdated method.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 MaxiRider™ II and BLP UltraRider™ have 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. MaxiRider™ II is our class 1 div.2 model. Bishop Lifting and Slings.com is pleased to offer a personnel lifter you can depend on.