Lone worker device
When tool manufacturer, Hilti,
wanted to safeguard employees
working alone in retail
environments it selected Identicom
as part of a SoloProtect lone worker
protection solution from
Connexion2.
“We looked at other de
When tool manufacturer, Hilti,
wanted to safeguard employees
working alone in retail
environments it selected Identicom
as part of a SoloProtect lone worker
protection solution from
Connexion2.
“We looked at other de
Maltron ergonomically-designed
keyboards are now available through
a new website, www.maltronsales.
com. The keyboards come in a
two-handed version to safeguard
against RSI; for single handed use
right and left; for m
With the current trend for
computers and computer
peripherals, including keyboards, to
become obsolete in a few years,
Maltron has bucked the trend with a
user report that one of its anti-RSI
keyboards is in full workin
Sarah Wald was having major
problems as a result of using a
conventional flat keyboard to access
her computer system and was
recognised as suffering from RSI. She
then transferred to a Maltron fully
ergonomic keyboard a
When the Prime Minister announced the appointment of Lord Young to conduct a review of health and safety and to find ways to tackle compensation culture, I welcomed it on behalf of HSE as a great opportunity to highlight the gulf between the many myths about health and safety and the reality of preventing people being killed and injured by work activities.
Louise Kibbey has used a Maltron
keyboard since 1996 when she
developed Tendonitis in both hands
due to lifting something incorrectly.
As she was experiencing a lot of pain
using a standard keyboard and
mouse, a physi
Posturite, has produced an
ambidextrous vertical mouse, which it
has called the Penguin.
The Penguin is said to offer
computer users new standards of
protection against work-related upper
limb disorders (WRULDs) by
a
Switching from using a QUERTY
keyboard to a Maltron keyboard and
key layout means Betty Hedrick’s
hands are now free from pain.
“It took me a couple of months to
get up to speed with the optional
Maltron key layout, b
With many workers having to wear more than one item of PPE at a time, Jo Partridge looks at how
specifyers can ensure these items complement one another rather than conflict with each other
Across a wide range of indust
David Lummis, CEO of The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), discusses the
ongoing issue of work-related dermatitis and gives a round-up of the ‘It’s in your
hands’ campaign that was launched in 2007 to raise awarene
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