Eye in the sky

A new company called Overtec uses
eye in the sky technology to help
managers spot waste and increase
responsiveness from mobile workers
and remote assets.

Joint managing directors David
Armstrong and David Thomas are

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Success for sound level meter

The new Optimus Green
sound level meter from noise
measurement instrument
specialist, Cirrus Research,
has been awarded a Highly
Commended in the British
Safety Industry Federation
(BSIF) Product Innovation
category a

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Sound meters

Castle Group has a new
range of pocket sized sound
meters.

The ‘Sonus’ Sound Level
and Dose meters feature
dual-frequency
measurement suitable for
hearing protection
calculations, data-logging,
and measurements to

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WASPS for COSHH & GHSupdates

ESL has been working on its WASPS
software, which is designed to raise
standards of COSHH awareness
amongst staff, adding new GHS
updates. The system conveys
complicated information from safety
data sheets in an easy-to

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Swift, safe evacuations

According to Means of Escape,
during evacuations the presence of
fire marshals is imperative to
maintain order and carry out the
procedure in as short time as
possible. Research has shown that
occupants react quicker wh

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New products unveiled

Evac+Chair will have two
new products on show at
Health & Safety Scotland.

The first is the Evac+Chair
300H MK4. This new
version of the evacuation chair has
an increased payload capacity of
400lbs /182kg. The compan

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Advances in telemetry

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service has
experienced the improved safety
benefits of using electronic
monitoring and telemetry systems.

Designed to provide a safety
enhancement to current entry
control and accountability
p

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Lone solution

Leeds-based Leodis Care, an NHS
Limited company, has a team of
phlebotomists that visits
housebound patients in their homes
to take bloods. As lone workers, the
team has been equipped with the
Identicom lone worker prot

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Communication devices on display

Call Systems Technology (CST) is
exhibiting its latest range of
communication devices on Stand B6
at Healthcare Estates 2011, which
will take place at Manchester
Central, 1st-2nd November. These
include multifunctional

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Lone worker protection travels abroad

Emergency response specialist
Skyguard has launched what is
claimed to be the first-ever personal
emergency service for British
travellers and lone workers
abroad. Skyguard
International gives
travellers the power to

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