Safety Lids can be used with the tread plate decking or on their own over an open grave. They can be solid aluminium or mesh. The lid can be made to sit flush with the decking or with a sloping edge. They can be lockable and attach to the shoring or decking.
The checker plate decking ensures that the grave surrounds are stable and safe. The standard size of a 4 sided decking is 2400mm x 900mm usable space. This consists of 2x 2400mm x 400mm & 2x 1700mmx400mm panels which bolt together. For customers who require only 3 sides, we have a standard 3 sided decking which consists of 2x 2400mmx400mm & 1x 1700mmx400mm panel with a bar to replace where the fourth side would be. This 3 sided decking is useful for monument areas or where there is limited space
The middle safety lid (see below) was made for a cemetery where they needed to bury a baby coffin in a standard grave. There was a safety hazard whereby the person lowering the coffin into the grave had to straddle the grave and therefore was at risk. The lid is strong enough for one person to stand on it to perform the burial.
INFORMATION ON OBTAINING GRANTS
Applications are now available for grants for Safety Lids from the Department of Health, Victoria.
See: www.health.vic.gov.au/cemeteries In the Quick Links is a page for Cemetery Grants
Or email:Cemeteries&Crematoria(at)health.vic.gov.au
Or phone: 1800 034 280 / (03) 9096 5160