Can you defend an HSE prosecution?

To defend an HSE prosecution is possible but very difficult. Stephen Barnfield explains
what companies in this situation can expect to face in the courtroom

For many businesses, the shock of a first safety
prosecution is

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All-in-one handset

Call Systems Technology’s new
C3110P is said to enhance efficiency
and staff safety. It is both a cordless
DECT phone handset and a multitasking
communications device
with voice, text and critical
alarm messaging. An al

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Front line safety support

Determined that its front line, lone
working staff will always receive high
quality and reliable safety support,
Thames Valley Housing Association
has contracted Connexion2 to supply
its award-winning, ACPO accredited
I

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Go solo and work safely

Robert Kaiser looks ahead to the Lone Worker Safety Expo’s conference and exhibition, which will
focus on what can and should be done to help improve the personal safety of those working alone,
along with the new technologi

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Sky Sports coverage has the Edge!

Sky Sports leading provider of worldwide sports
entertainment chose to use Shawcity and the Edge
Noise Dosimeter to monitor their crew at the British
Grand Prix 2012.

Sky wanted to ensure that the crew were not over exp

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Pocket-sized power

Svantek has launched pocket-size
sound level meter and analyser
SVAN 971. Handy and
lightweight, it offers advanced
features such as a new user
interface, which is said to make
the configuration of
measurements easy; a

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Checks vibration measurements

The new portable SV111 multifrequency
vibration calibrator from
Svantek allows selection of different
vibration levels, operates at both
low and high frequencies and can
be accurately used at 16, 80, 160
and 636HZ, allo

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Safe teaching

Chesterfield College has installed a
new noise measurement device in its
workshops. The unit, manufactured
by Pulsar Instruments, will enable
safe teaching without ear protection
but give immediate warnings when
ear muf

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Fire contract

Chubb Fire & Security has won a
five-year contract to provide specialist
firefighting knowledge, strategic
support and equipment to the
international energy business Total
E&P (TEPUK). The contract covers
seven TEPUK si

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Safe evacuation

Evacusafe designs and manufactures
specialist equipment which enables
the safe evacuation of the mobility
impaired from a multi-level building.

People may be unable to evacuate
their self in an emergency due to an
inj

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