Safety lockout awareness
Independent test expert, Pass, has launchd www.lockout-lock.com, a dedicated website for 21 categories of safety-compliant lockout/tagout devices, advising that a clearly-defined lockout/tagout procedure is followed to ensure the safety of workers carrying out repairs and servicing.
PAT testers explained
PASS, the independent test and measurement expert, has cross-tabulated the functions of 32 PAT testers from nine different manufacturers to produce a comprehensive three-level ranking of their features and benefits according to 18 different attributes.
Insulated tools
Each year about 1000 accidents at work involving electric shocks or burns are reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Confined space courses
Despite legislation and copious amounts of available information, injury and death in confined spaces still occur, sometimes with employers or employees being unaware of how the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 apply to them.
Call for self-rescue
Andy Richford, confined spaces and breathing apparatus specialist at PASS Training, contends that training for confined spaces needs to concentrate not only on Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) but also on self-rescue procedures and putting measures in place to avoid the need for having rescue teams placed on standby in the first place.
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