productSharing good practice
The launch of a new Learning Legacy platform on the internet will help companies spread their good health and safety practices, says Roger Bibbings of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
product
productNo dust, no fuss
Multiple award-winning painter and
decorator Wayne de Wet has been
using Mirka’s dust-free net sanding
system – along with other Mirka
products in a multitude of sanding
jobs – for several years and he hasn’t
looked back.
productWorkplace welfare kits
TestoWorkplace Welfare Kits are
designed to enable employers to
carry out effective ongoing
monitoring of key parameters which
embrace three core areas: good
ventilation – a supply of fresh, clean
air coming in from outside or via an
internal ventilation system; a
reasonable working temperature –
this is usually 16ºC or 13ºC for
strenuous work aside from specific
laws relating to other conditions;
and lighting – suitable for the nature
of work being carried out.
productSkincare winner
Arco’s recently launched Three-Step
Industrial Skincare System has beaten
hundreds of branded entries to be
nominated for a Tomorrow’s
Cleaning Product Award for 2013.
productTaking the right steps
A recent study, based on those aged
45 and over, showed that if you spend
more than 11 hours a day sitting, you
have a 40% higher chance of dying in
the next three years. The research also
linked sitting down for many hours a
day to causing psychological issues.
productIndustrial ice for heat management
Wherever temperature control is
critical, Scotsman Industrial Ice
Makers from Hubbard Ice Systems
are designed to be a reliable and cost
effective method for controlling and
managing temperature in
manufacturing processes. This in turn
helps to maintain product quality as
well as reduce wastage, machinery
downtime and packaging errors.
productOne-day food bacteria test
Established laboratory-based
procedures to measure
bacterial contamination
of foodstuffs can prove to
be a lengthy and costly
process. With this in
mind, Hygiena
International has further
developed its ATP
bioluminescence system
to specifically measure
bacterial contamination,
giving results within a
working day. The
development involves its low cost but
highly sensitive EnSURE hand-held
luminometer, combined with the
versatile MicroSnap Total test.
productTemperature controlled concerns
According to the Food Storage &
Distribution Federation (FSDF), in
the temperature controlled food
logistics sector there are three main
areas of concern and focus:
Dangerous Substances and
Explosive Substances Regulation
2002
Legionella Management and
Prevention
Working at Height – Repair and
Maintenance of Mobile
Refrigeration Plant
The FSDF has been
working closely with the
HSE to produce
guidance for owners of
ammonia refrigeration
plants to assist them to
comply with D
articleBringing health to the fore
Do you know your health risks at work? The mission of a campaign,
promoted by Safety Groups UK and Healthy Working Lives, is to ensure
that the answer is ‘yes’, explains John Cairns and Robert Atkinson
newsTax break for workplace health interventions
Businesses will benefit from tax relief when they pay to help their employees return to the workplace after sickness, it was announced in the Budget on 20 March.
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