Vector Lifting offers a complete range of standard and customised personnel lifting (man-ride rated) equipment, including cranes, fall arrest units, personnel recovery winches and workboxes, for both fixed and portable applications. Vector Lifting can develop lifting systems tailored to your specific personnel lifting and recovery requirements, with the flexibility of both proprietary and bespoke equipment, to develop the most effective and safe solution.
Contact Vector Lifting to discuss your personnel lifting needs to ensure maximum product safety and the correct selection of accessories.
All equipment offered by Vector Lifting complies to the following standards:
- AS/NZS 5532:2013 Manufacturing requirements for single point anchor device used for harness based work at height.
- AS/NZS 1891.3:1997 Industrial fall arrest systems and devices – Fall arrest devices.
- AS/NZS 1891.4:2009 Industrial fall arrest systems and devices – Selection, use and maintenance.
- AS/NZS 2865-2009 Confined spaces.
- EN 795:2012 Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor devices.
Portable Solutions
Vector Lifting is the Australian distributor of Reid Lifting Aluminium Davits and Gantry Cranes, with much of the product range available and rated for personnel lifting and restraint. Depending on the application, the equipment is selected and accessorised to provide either fall arrest, personnel recovery, personnel lowering/lifting or even combined fall arrest and lowering and lifting. At the same time, all products have the dual rating for goods and personnel lifting / arrest.
Porta Gantry Rapide

Options Available
The Porta Gantry Rapide is a light weight, portable, gantry crane that offers personnel recovery and fall arrest classification to Australian Standards. The Porta Gantry Rapide is available with the following accessory combinations:
1. Porta Gantry Rapide with Fall Arrestor
2. Porta Gantry Rapide with Fall Arrestor / Retrieval System
3. Porta Gantry Rapide with Personnel Recovery Winch for lifting and lowering
4. Porta Gantry Rapide with combination of above accessories
Configuration 1 (WAH1): Single Person Fall Arrest

Requires:
- 1 x Master Link Trolley
- 1 x Fall Arrest Unit
Configuration 2 (GH4): Two Person Fall Arrest

Requires:
- 2 x Master Link Trolley
- 2 x Fall Arrest Unit
- Optional Chain block and Master link Trolley (shown)
Configuration 3 (WAH2): Single Fall Arrest and Retrieval

Requires:
- 1 x Master Link Trolley
- 1 x Fall Arrest / Retrieval Unit
- OPTION: Also available in two person fall arrest / retrieval
Configuration 4: Single Fall Arrest and Retrieval mounted on A-Frame

Requires:
- 1 x Single Sheave Carrier
- 1 x Fall Arrest / Retrieval Winch Attachment Bracket and cheek-plate sheave assembly
- 1 x Fall Arrest / Retrieval Unit
Configuration 5: Single Fall Arrest and Personnel Winch for lifting/lowering of a person

Requires:
- 1 x Master Link Trolley
- 1 x Fall Arrest Unit
- 1 x Sheave Trolley or Single Sheave Carrier
- 1 x Personnel Winch
Porta Davit Quantum

The Porta Davit Quantum is available with the following Fall Arrest, Retrieval and Personnel winch combinations:
- Porta Davit Quantum with Fall Arrestor
- Porta Davit Quantum with Fall Arrestor / Retrieval System
- Porta Davit Quantum with Personnel Recovery Winch for lifting and lowering
- Porta Davit Quantum with combination of above accessories
Fixed Solutions
Vector Lifting design and manufacture davit cranes for use with personnel fall recovery equipment or with personnel workboxes. The bespoke crane designs can be adapted to the lifting requirements of most personnel handling situations, offering flexibility with capacity, lift height and crane structure. As Vector Lifting designs and manufactures this product range in Australia, you can be reassured that all solutions are compliant with relevant Australian Standards.
The product range includes:
- Fixed base Davit Cranes
- Slewing Jib Cranes
- Portal Cranes
Contact Vector Lifting to discuss your requirement and we can assist in developing the safest and most efficient solution.
Fall Arrest / Retrieval and Personnel Winches
Vector Lifting stocks a range of Fall Arrest Blocks, Fall Arrest with Retrieval and Personnel Winches:
FBAX1 Fall Arrest Blocks

- Rope Capacity: 8 – 10m
- Maximum Arresting Force: 4.4kN
- Total Arrest Distance: Max. 2.0m
- User Weight: 136kg maximum
FBAXR Fall Arrest Block with Retrieval

- Rope Capacity: Up to 18m
- Maximum Arresting Force: <6kN
- User Weight: 136kg maximum
G-Winch Personnel Winch for lifting/lowering of personnel

- 150kg Personnel Lifting Capacity
- Anti-run Brake
- 20m Cable length (up to 50m available on order)
- Galvanised Steel Cable