newsGeorgina Bisby speaks to Ken Smith, the founder of ARC Safety Services, about the
implications of its recent acquisition by ARCO and why he believes first hand
experience of a risk is the key to providing practical advice o
productSeeking to address issues
such as an ageing workforce
and the physical tolls of
working for many years on
an assembly line, Ford
convened a team of
occupational physicians,
production specialists,
labour groups and
r
productGripple has launched a
comprehensive, fourpronged
campaign in the
UK to encourage
construction specifiers to
‘face the facts’ and focus on
the significant benefits of its
innovative wire joining,
tensioning and suspen
productPatlite’s new CLA series of
eco-friendly slim LED bar
lights is available from
Motion 29. The ultra bright
LED technology comes in
seven different sizes to suit
all applications. Waterproof
(tested with pressurised
wa
productPark Health, a joint venture between
Sypol, part of the Alcumus Group
and Duradiamond Healthcare, which
provides the occupational health
function of the 2012 Olympic Games
construction project has won the
Astor Trophy,
articleA campaign by the trade union Unite has raised
questions about the effectiveness of behavioural safety
initiatives. Supporters of such programmes argue that
they can motivate workers to be more proactive in
improving safe
productCheshire-based factory and logistics
automation company Conveyor
Networks has achieved
SAFEcontractor status, which
recognises the company’s high
standards of health and safety
practices.
The accreditation involves
productThe International Institute
of Risk and Safety
Management (IIRSM)
recently held its annual
Presidents Reception, at the
Army & Navy Club in
London. The event celebrated
a busy year for IIRSM with
substantial growth in
productOptical beam smoke
detection company, Fire
Fighting Enterprises (FFE)
has won the International
Achievement category of the
Fire Excellence Awards 2011.
The Fire Excellence Awards
are held every two years, and
recog
productReported to be bigger and
better than last year,
Dickies UK has announced
the return of the UK
Worker Of the Year
Competition for 2011. The
nationwide, feel-good
award
scheme will
once again
be searching
for the
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