Hi Kim, Are you talking about devices similar to this link: http://www.boecker-group...and-lime-brick-industry/ ? (NOTE: I have no affiliation to this organisation nor have I ever used any of their products - I am simply trying to grasp what the OP is asking about) If so then I would suggest simply ensuring that all bricks are in fact secure whenever lifting a pallet of bricks - by any means. When I worked in the refractory services industry we used to regularly lift pallets of bricks with a crane fork trolley attachment and simply ensured nothing went up unless it was either strapped or wrapped... also, make sure the pallets are inspected before they get too high (we had two full pallets of refractory bricks fail on one project) and that the potential fall area is barricaded, or otherwise delineated, to prevent personnel being put at risk by any falling bricks.. If you did want to go the net route then you should be able to get something rigged up which could be slung around the entire load and secured at the top with shackles or a strap to prevent anything coming loose... My 2c -Dave Warby

Hi, Any block / brick grabs that I have ever used have hooks on each corner and in the middle to facilitate hooking the net over. I have witnessed concrete blocks falling from grabs, and the nets provided sufficient fall arrest. So assuming the nets can withstand the potential loads, in my opinion they are an excellent control measure.

Lorry loaders fitted with the brick/Block clamps do not use nets when loading/unloading palletized or bulk loads ( shrink wrapped) These loads would be impractable to net on the lorry. A clamp fitted to a crane, on a building site, would have to have approved hooks or securing clips for the net, which itself would need a certificate of servicability, NOT any net hooked over handles or other unsuitable lashing point should be used. Some sites allow the use of these clamps to move loads without a net if the load does not exceed 2 metres in height to assisst in stacking of loads to minimise the amount of storage space needed. This has to be closely managed as the temptation for operators not to use the nets is great. Finally I consider these hydraulicly powered and the gravity type brick clamps a quick efficent means of moving loads but if not supervised can be an unacceptably unsafe. i hope this helps shaun