Safety First

Eighteen months ago Mr Bill Raggett, Fox Street, introduced his harness safety carrier to the Gisborne Waterfront industry where it has been fully tested and used since. Mr Raggett spent some considerable time developing and improving his invention until just the right amount of balance and comfort was achieved. The carrier has proved itself so well that he has had inquiries from many industrial firms from all parts of New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Canada and Britain.

Just recently Mr Raggett was given the use of the N.Z. Industrial Design Council's label, which means that the carrier has been approved by, and come up to, the stringent standards laid down by the council.

Mr Raggett wearing his harness safety carrier.

Stacking sacks of grain at Farm Products is now a comparatively simple task. The shelf of the carrier is fitted under the goods to be carried and the weight taken by the harness..

loading from a truck is also an easy task

The Design Council's label. On the next page we see the carrier being used in the waterfront industry.

Waterfront men now make easier work of packing cartons of frozen meat, and other goods, into the holds of overseas cargo ships when they call into Gisborne.

Mettrick-Williams. At Holy Trinity, Helen Mary, daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Williams, 126 Sheehan Street, to Alan John, son of Mr and Mrs J. Mettrick, 47 Munro Street, Greymouth. The attendants are, from left, Barry McBride, Welling ton, David Mettrick, Dunedin, brother of the groom, Dick Poland, Wellington (best man), Lettecia Williams, sister of the bride (chief maid), Anne Haeusler, and Mrs Carol Brown, Timaru, sister of the groom. Future home, Wellington. (Mayfair Studios)

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 231 : September 12, 1973

Safety First