The Eagle has landed
A DISABLED man hopes 2008 will be the year his invention to save people working up ladders from the risk of injury and death is taken up.
Daniel Miller, of Askam, who only has the use of one arm since a road accident in 1980, invented a strap-on work tray called Miller’s Eagle after he went on a plastering course in Barrow.
He says that strapped to the waist with a belt, the side tray allows a workman, woman or home DIY enthusiast to climb a ladder and use paint or plaster or perform other tasks one handed while keeping one hand and both feet on the ladder.
Mr Miller read a story in the Evening Mail at the end of December in which the Health and Safety Executive North West regional director David Ashton hit out at continuing accidents in the region that cause deaths and injuries.
The HSE chief said: “If we could eliminate just two of the causes – falling from height and being struck by moving or falling objects – more than half the people killed would still be alive today.”
It made Mr Miller, a redundant car paint sprayer, even more certain there is a market for his device if he can develop and promote it.
He said a patent for Miller’s Eagle is pending and that Furness Enterprise is helping him seek support for it.
Homebase has expressed initial interest and given him an address to write to, and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has said it would feature the device in its magazine if it goes into production.
And the Ministry of Defence has also shown some interest in case it could aid climbing troops.
In the meantime Mr Miller – who is in the middle of a New Entrepreneur Scholarship course for the would-be self employed in Barrow – is keen to hear from any local builders who would like to work with him and trial the device.
Stuart Klosinksi, industrial development director of Furness Enterprise, said Mr Miller’s device could be eligible for a Northwest Regional Development Agency research and development grant “for developing pre production prototypes”.
He said: “We are working with him on ways to fund the project. It is a good example of local entrepreneurs being able to come up with new ideas that have product potential.
“Currently he has just got a very rough prototype that he can trial with local builders. Anyone interested should get in touch with him or with us.” Mr Miller said: “Everyone has given me positive feedback, saying ‘where can we get one?’ And ‘is anybody making it?’ “You see people going up ladders, cluttered up with bits and pieces hanging off them. I think Miller’s Eagle could save a lot of lives and accidents.”
Another variant has a tray plus draws underneath for things like screws and nails.
• Contact Daniel Miller on 01229 465757 or Furness Enterprise on 01229 820611 for more information.
Daniel Miller, of Askam, who only has the use of one arm since a road accident in 1980, invented a strap-on work tray called Miller’s Eagle after he went on a plastering course in Barrow.
He says that strapped to the waist with a belt, the side tray allows a workman, woman or home DIY enthusiast to climb a ladder and use paint or plaster or perform other tasks one handed while keeping one hand and both feet on the ladder.
Mr Miller read a story in the Evening Mail at the end of December in which the Health and Safety Executive North West regional director David Ashton hit out at continuing accidents in the region that cause deaths and injuries.
The HSE chief said: “If we could eliminate just two of the causes – falling from height and being struck by moving or falling objects – more than half the people killed would still be alive today.”
It made Mr Miller, a redundant car paint sprayer, even more certain there is a market for his device if he can develop and promote it.
He said a patent for Miller’s Eagle is pending and that Furness Enterprise is helping him seek support for it.
Homebase has expressed initial interest and given him an address to write to, and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has said it would feature the device in its magazine if it goes into production.
And the Ministry of Defence has also shown some interest in case it could aid climbing troops.
In the meantime Mr Miller – who is in the middle of a New Entrepreneur Scholarship course for the would-be self employed in Barrow – is keen to hear from any local builders who would like to work with him and trial the device.
Stuart Klosinksi, industrial development director of Furness Enterprise, said Mr Miller’s device could be eligible for a Northwest Regional Development Agency research and development grant “for developing pre production prototypes”.
He said: “We are working with him on ways to fund the project. It is a good example of local entrepreneurs being able to come up with new ideas that have product potential.
“Currently he has just got a very rough prototype that he can trial with local builders. Anyone interested should get in touch with him or with us.” Mr Miller said: “Everyone has given me positive feedback, saying ‘where can we get one?’ And ‘is anybody making it?’ “You see people going up ladders, cluttered up with bits and pieces hanging off them. I think Miller’s Eagle could save a lot of lives and accidents.”
Another variant has a tray plus draws underneath for things like screws and nails.
• Contact Daniel Miller on 01229 465757 or Furness Enterprise on 01229 820611 for more information.
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