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Employers behaving badly?

A 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

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Safecontractor status

Cheshire-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

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IIRSM growth

The 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

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Worldwide winner

Optical 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

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Worker of the Year Competition returns for 2011

Reported 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
w

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Chairs take the strain for UK’s obese

Evac+Chair International launched
two new products at this year’s
Safety and Health Expo 2011 at the
NEC in Birmingham.

The standard Evac+Chair 300H is
to be replaced with a new mark 4
edition which has a payload of

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Flying in safety

Screen4 has secured a contract to
carry out drug and alcohol testing
for the Australian national carrier
Qantas.

Screen4 manufactures and
distributes kits that can test urine,
oral fluid and breath samples for
alcoho

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ISOQAR MD appointed

The Alcumus Group has appointed
Lee Pearson as managing director of
ISOQAR Limited.

Commenting on his
appointment, Lee said: “I am
delighted to be joining the Alcumus
Group at this time. ISOQAR has an
ambitious and e

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Going for gold

BSRIA Instrument Solutions has
been appointed as a Gold Channel
Partner by TSI, one of the leading
names in Europe for crafting
precision testing equipment.

The Gold status applies to
product ranges for respirator fit

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RoSPA gold

VWS (UK) has won a Gold Medal
award in the RoSPA Occupational
Health and Safety Awards 2011.

David Rawlins,
RoSPAs awards
manager, said: “RoSPA
firmly believes that
organisations that have
demonstrated their
commit

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