Innovative New Clamp to Improve Diver Safety
Trelleborg Offshore has revealed a new diver-friendly piggyback clamp designed to improve safety during installation. Trelleborg developed the clamp at the request of leading offshore construction company, McDermott in collaboration with Trelleborg Offshore UAE distributor, Unique Maritime Group. The Trelleborg system includes the use of edge treated banding and a new fastening system, which eliminates sharp edges, and reducing the risk of cuts to the diver.
The innovative design, which negates the need to pass the band around the carrier pipe to secure the piggyback line, reduces handling and improves installation efficiency and time, enabling significant cost savings while increasing diver safety.
Important
Sean Brunton, operations manager, McDermott Diving Division, commented: “Improving diver safety is something that is of paramount importance to us and the Trelleborg piggyback clamp has been central to our Zero Hand Injury Campaign. As such, the clamp achieved our annual President’s Award which celebrates exceptional examples of performance and initiatives relating to safety, quality, ethics and productivity.”
Manufactured from marine-grade polypropylene, the piggyback saddle can fit carrier pipelines from 20 inch – 42 inch and line sizes from 1.25 inch to 3.5 inch. The one-size-fits-all design of the clamp can streamline purchasing, enabling zero-waste bulk ordering.