articleTest for danger
Businesses have a duty to keep workers and the buildings they work in safe. Steve Dunning looks at the test equipment that can be used to ensure compliance with safety regulations and improve workplace conditions.
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articleUnsung heroes
Socket testers are the unsung heroes of electrical safety in the workplace. Steve Dunning looks at how to choose and use socket testers.
productTargeting Legionnaires disease
LEGIONELLA BACTERIA can thrive in installations such as cooling towers and if these systems are not properly maintained, small droplets of water containing the bacterium can get into the air where people breathe it in. It can then cause a serious form of pneumonia, called Legionnaires disease.
newsEmployee sustains life-changing injuries in cement mixer accident
A MANUFACTURER of concrete architectural elements and garden ornaments, and its director, have been fined after an employee sustained life-changing injuries when his arms became trapped in a cement mixer.
productMartindale Electric launches the HPAT400
MARTINDALE ELECTRIC’S HPAT Series of portable appliance testers now includes the HPAT400.
articleStaying ALIVE
Steve Dunning explains how remembering a simple acronym can help safeguard workers, reduce potential liability and ultimately save lives.
productLatest electrical catalogue
Martindale’s latest catalogue includes many new products and useful guides to finding the best tools and accessories for electrical safety, fault finding and certifying installations.
newsJSP video focuses on latest HSE figures
JSP LTD has released a video that discusses the 12,000 annual lung related deaths from workplace exposures.
newsGrenfell report critical of fire brigade
THE INQUIRY into the Grenfell Tower fire has published its phase one report, which criticises London Fire Brigade (LFB) for “serious shortcomings” and systemic failures in its response.
newsCases of work-related stress at an 18-year high
TOTAL ANNUAL cases of work-related stress are at an 18-year high, with more new cases reported than the previous year, figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for 2018/19 indicate.
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